Senator Joseph McCarthy Became a Powerful Policy Entrepreneur by Claiming

question 47

Multiple Choice

 Senator Joseph McCarthy became a powerful policy entrepreneur by claiming that 

• A) the Japanese posed a West Coast security threat. 
• B) hippies were undermining Christianity. 
• C) communists had infiltrated the government. 
• D) homosexuals were transmitting AIDS to heterosexuals. 
• E) secular humanists were indoctrinating educators.

Identify examples and reasons behind conformity in social behavior.

Explore the evolutionary perspectives on bias and its impact on person perception.

Understand the dynamics of group behavior and the bystander effect.

Recognize the importance of group cohesiveness and its contribution to phenomenon like groupthink.

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Definitions:

Anterograde Amnesia

A condition that prevents new memories from forming after the onset of the amnesia, leaving the person unable to remember recent events or learn new information.

Procedural Memory

Is a type of long-term memory that involves how to perform different actions and skills, essentially knowing "how" to do things.

Declarative Memory

A type of long-term memory dealing with facts and events that an individual can consciously recall and verbalize.

Episodic Memory

A type of long-term memory that involves the recollection of specific events, situations, and experiences, including their contexts and associated emotions.