In Experiments, the Power of Groups to Influence an Individual

question 84

Multiple Choice

In experiments, the power of groups to influence an individual to agree with the incorrect judgment of the others is known as the _____.

• A) group effect
• B) Asch phenomenon
• C) Skinner effect
• D) Pavlov phenomenon
• E) follower effect

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Definitions:

Incomplete Repression

A psychological phenomenon where an individual is only partially successful in keeping disturbing thoughts, feelings, or desires out of conscious awareness.

Slips of the Tongue

Inadvertent errors in speech where the speaker says something different from what they intended, often revealing subconscious thoughts or feelings.

Freud

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Fixation

In psychology, an obsessive focus or attachment to a person, situation, or stage of development.