Three Students Form a Study Group for Their Social Psychology

question 82

Multiple Choice

Three students form a study group for their social psychology course.Which of the following possibilities would be the best indication that the group is experiencing biased sampling?

• A) The students focus on the information they all already know instead of reviewing the unique knowledge that each person brings to the group.
• B) The students assign specific roles and tasks to each other.
• C) In the effort to categorize themselves as "good" group members,the students conform to each other's opinions about the quality of the course instruction thus far.
• D) The students refuse to utilize the strategy of brainstorming.

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Definitions:

Schedule-Induced Polydipsia

The high levels of water consumption following food reinforcement on an interval schedule.

FI Reinforcement Schedule

Fixed Interval Reinforcement Schedule, a reinforcement strategy where rewards are delivered at fixed intervals of time, provided that the correct response is made.

Lateral Amygdala

A part of the brain's amygdala involved in emotional responses, particularly fear and anxiety.

Central Amygdala

A section of the amygdala that appears to be responsible for the elicitation of conditioned fears and conditioned flavor aversions.