If You Tell Yourself, "I Couldn't Exercise Because Dave Was

question 25

Multiple Choice

If you tell yourself, "I couldn't exercise because Dave was hogging the treadmill" you are

• A) blaming.
• B) rationalizing.
• C) procrastinating.
• D) justifying.

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Definitions:

Conformity

The action of aligning one's attitudes, beliefs, or behaviors to match those of a group or societal norms, often due to real or perceived social pressure.

Asch's Studies

A series of experiments conducted by Solomon Asch examining how peer pressure to conform would influence an individual's judgment.

Group Pressure

The influence exerted by a group on individual members to make them conform to the group's standards, norms, or actions.

Milgram Obedience Study

A landmark psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram, which measured the willingness of study participants to obey an authority figure who instructed them to perform acts conflicting with their personal conscience.