Melissa Is Doing a Project for Her Lab Class in a Group

question 284

Multiple Choice

Melissa is doing a project for her lab class in a group with three other people. Melissa knows that two of the other girls are straight A students and that they will do an excellent job on the project. Melissa also knows that the teacher will not know who has done what work on the project so she does not put much work into it. Melissa is falling sway to:

• A) social facilitation
• B) norm of reciprocity
• C) social loafing
• D) group think

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Definitions:

Cravings

Intense desires or urges for a specific substance, experience, or activity, often associated with addiction or deprivation.

Counterconditioning

A behavior therapy technique involving the conditioning of an unwanted behavior or response to a stimulus into a desired behavior or response.

Emotional Disorders

Psychological disorders primarily characterized by significant disturbances in an individual's emotional state.

Operant Conditioning

A training approach where behavior significance is changed by either encouraging or discouraging feedback.