The Decision About Whether to Conform to Informational Social Influence

question 155

Multiple Choice

The decision about whether to conform to informational social influence is an important one because

• A) we gain an unjustified belief in a just world when we conform.
• B) we risk social punishment if we do not conform.
• C) we stand to gain social rewards like approval if we do conform.
• D) both our interpretation of reality and our behaviours are affected.
• E) we are more likely to commit the fundamental attribution error if we conform.

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Definitions:

Decrease REM

refers to a reduction in the duration or intensity of Rapid Eye Movement sleep, a sleep stage associated with vivid dreaming and brain restoration.

Increase REM

Refers to efforts or methods aimed at increasing the duration or frequency of Rapid Eye Movement sleep, a phase associated with vivid dreaming.

Stage 2 Sleep

A period of sleep characterized by specific brain waves (sleep spindles and K-complexes), signifying a deeper sleep than stage 1 and a transitional phase into deeper stages of sleep.

Psychoanalyst

A therapist who practices psychoanalysis, a method of exploring the unconscious mind to treat psychological disorders and understand behavior.