By Stressing Both Internal Differences Among Individuals and Differences Among

question 92

Multiple Choice

By stressing both internal differences among individuals and differences among external situations,the interactionist perspective is an approach combining which of the following fields of study?

• A) personality psychology and social psychology
• B) social psychology and clinical psychology
• C) cognitive psychology and social psychology
• D) social psychology and sociology

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Definitions:

Bystander Effect

A behavioral pattern observed in social psychology where the presence of others reduces the likelihood of a person to assist someone in distress.

Latané and Darley

Social psychologists who researched the bystander effect, demonstrating how the presence of others affects the likelihood of helping behavior.

Bystander Effect

A phenomenon in social psychology where people are less inclined to assist a victim if there are others around.

Pluralistic Compliance

The phenomenon where individuals conform to the perceived behavior or beliefs of a group, even if they might personally disagree, due to the assumption that the group's consensus represents the correct course of action.