When We Conform to Others' Behaviors or Attitudes Because We

question 166

Multiple Choice

When we conform to others' behaviors or attitudes because we believe that their interpretations of an ambiguous situation are more accurate than ours, ____ has occurred.

• A)educated conformity
• B)normative social influence
• C)unintended social influence
• D)informational social influence

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Definitions:

Plateau Phase

A stage in the sexual response cycle where sexual tension and arousal are maintained at a high but stable level, prior to climax.

Excitement Phase

The initial stage of the sexual response cycle, characterized by physical and emotional sensations of arousal.

Paraphilia

Paraphilia refers to intense and persistent sexual interest other than sexual interest in genital stimulation or preparatory fondling with phenotypically normal, physically mature, consenting human partners.

Female Orgasmic Disorder

A sexual dysfunction characterized by a woman’s persistent or recurrent difficulty, delay in, or absence of achieving orgasm following sufficient sexual arousal and stimulation.