A Group Considers Twitter to Be Far Superior to Facebook

question 72

Multiple Choice

A group considers Twitter to be far superior to Facebook and attempts to convince others that this is true. When confronted with contrary evidence, the group members do not change their opinion. According to Gossieaux and Moran, which of the following kinds of communities is most likely being illustrated in the given scenario?

• A) defenders of belief
• B) seekers of the truth
• C) proprietary community
• D) gated community

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Definitions:

24 Hours

The period of time it takes for the Earth to complete one full rotation on its axis, typically defined as a day.

Discrimination

An aspect of learning in which the organism learns to respond differently to stimuli that have been associated with a US (or reinforcement), and stimuli that have not.

Specific CS

A conditioned stimulus that elicits a particular conditioned response through association with an unconditioned stimulus in classical conditioning.

Similar Stimuli

Stimuli that share common characteristics or attributes, making them alike to the sensory system.