After a Group of Gang Members Learned That Their Friend

question 14

Multiple Choice

After a group of gang members learned that their friend had died in a seemingly random accident,several of the friends started blaming a rival gang for the death.Even though there was no evidence whatsoever that the death had been intentional,the more the friends talked the more passionate they became in their belief that an impulsive act of revenge was necessary.What concept from social psychology may contribute to an act of violent revenge in this case?

• A)social influence
• B)prosocial behavior
• C)altruism
• D)groupthink

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Definitions:

Tabula Rasa

A theory suggesting that individuals are born without built-in mental content, and all knowledge comes from experience or perception.

Associative Learning

A learning process in which a new experience is connected with a previously unrelated stimulus, leading to a change in behavior.

Classical Conditioning

An educational process where two signals are consistently linked together; initially, the response is triggered by the second signal but over time, it starts being triggered by the first signal alone.

Associative Learning

The process by which an individual learns to connect two stimuli or a behavior and its consequence, forming new knowledge.