When We Conform to Others' Behaviours or Attitudes Because We

question 82

Multiple Choice

When we conform to others' behaviours or attitudes because we believe that their interpretations of an ambiguous situation are more accurate than ours,_______ has occurred.

• A) informational social influence
• B) educated conformity
• C) unintentional social influence
• D) normative social influence
• E) intended social influence

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Definitions:

Learned Helplessness

A condition in which individuals believe they have no control over the outcomes of events, leading to passivity and depression.

Explanatory Style

A psychological attribute that indicates how people explain to themselves why they experience a particular event, either positive or negative.

Locus of Control

Refers to the extent to which individuals believe they can control events affecting them.

Depressive Cognitive Triad

A concept in cognitive theory of depression focusing on negative views about the self, the world, and the future held by depressed individuals.