Which Is an Example of Social Contagion

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Multiple Choice

Which is an example of social contagion

• A) New recruits are expected to do many pushups, and punished if they don't. The harsher the punishment, the more succeed.
• B) Five kids sit sideways on a school bus. Soon most of the kids are doing the same.
• C) One person facing the wrong direction in an elevator causes other passengers to become anxious.
• D) The darker the alleyway, the more people avoid it.

Grasp the significance and purpose of the DSM-5 in diagnosing mental disorders.

Recognize the concept of comorbidity and its implications for treatment.

Understand modern psychological explanations for abnormal behavior beyond the medical model.

Identify the importance of societal and cultural norms in defining abnormal behavior.

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