In an Effort to Encourage Students to Reduce the Amount

question 63

Multiple Choice

In an effort to encourage students to reduce the amount of water being used at the university gym, administrators put up a sign asking students to take shorter showers.However, water consumption did not decrease sufficiently, and some students even retaliated by taking long showers.Why did the sign fail to reduce water usage?

• A) Students didn't see it.
• B) Students didn't read it properly.
• C) It did not involve any psychological processes that successfully change behavior.
• D) It did not create the feeling of a social dilemma.

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Definitions:

Consensus Crimes

Are illegal acts that nearly all people agree are bad in themselves and harm society greatly. The state inflicts severe punishment for consensus crimes.

Cultural Norm

A rule or standard shared by members of a society that dictates acceptable behavior in various situations.

Deviants

Individuals or behaviors that deviate from the accepted norms or standards of a society, which can result in social stigmatization or sanctions.

Social Deviance

Behaviors or actions that violate the societal norms or expectations, leading to disapproval, sanction, or ostracism from the larger society.