Public Safety Officials Want to Increase the Use of Seat

question 39

Multiple Choice

Public safety officials want to increase the use of seat belts among drivers and have decided to show a television ad documenting the rising use of seat belts among drivers. This represents the use of __________ norms to change safety behaviors.

• A) descriptive
• B) injunctive
• C) conjunctive
• D) proscriptive

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Definitions:

Obedience

The act of following orders or directives from authority figures, often without question or resistance.

Darley and Latané

Psychologists known for research on bystander intervention and the diffusion of responsibility in emergency situations.

Marginalization

The process by which certain groups are pushed to the edge of society by not allowing them an active voice, identity, or place in it.

Consummate Love

A term from Sternberg's Triangular Theory of Love that signifies an ideal form of love incorporating intimacy, passion, and commitment.