What Underlying Processes Help to Explain the Occurrence of Group

question 118

Multiple Choice

What underlying processes help to explain the occurrence of group polarization?

• A)Informational influence and normative influence
• B)Minority influence and social facilitation
• C)Psychological reactance and deindividuation
• D)Social comparison and self-censorship

Explain the methods used by personality psychologists to study personality.

Understand the application of personality psychology in real-world situations.

Understand various approaches to personality and their emphasis on behavior determinants.

Recognize the components necessary for a complete understanding of personality.

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Definitions:

Homeotic Genes

Genes that control the development of anatomical structures in various organisms by regulating the pattern of body formation.

Morphogenesis

The biological process that causes an organism to develop its shape.

Segments

Divided parts or sections of a structure or organism, which can have specialized functions and can be identified as individual units.

Genes

Units of heredity made up of DNA that code for the synthesis of specific proteins and determine the characteristics of an organism.