The Launch and Subsequent Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger

question 94

Multiple Choice

The launch and subsequent explosion of the space shuttle Challenger in 1986,despite warnings of danger from NASA engineers that parts might malfunction due to weather conditions,demonstrates the concept of ___________________.

• A)conformity
• B)groupthink
• C)obedience
• D)group polarization

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Definitions:

Human Behavior

Human behavior encompasses the range of actions and mannerisms exhibited by humans in conjunction with their environment, life experiences, and culture, influenced by emotions, attitudes, ethics, and genetics.

Classical Conditioning

An educational process that happens by linking a naturally occurring stimulus with one that occurs in the environment.

Little Albert

An early 20th-century experiment in classical conditioning by John Watson and Rosalie Rayner, demonstrating how emotional responses can be conditioned in humans.

John B. Watson

An American psychologist who founded behaviorism, emphasizing the study of observable behavior and rejecting introspection.