Recall That Participants in a Field Experiment by Raymond Reno

question 183

Multiple Choice

Recall that participants in a field experiment by Raymond Reno and his colleagues (1993) were more likely to properly dispose of a handbill left on their windshields when they saw a confederate pick up and dispose of a fast food bag.The researchers suggest that the role of the confederate in this study was to

• A)let participants know what the descriptive norm was.
• B)let participants know what the injunctive norm was.
• C)make the norms salient to participants.
• D)provide an audience to increase self-awareness.

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Definitions:

Baumrind

A psychologist known for her research on parenting styles, identifying three main types: authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive.

Dimensions

Refers to aspects, features, or elements of a situation, problem, or something physical, often used in context to describe scope or magnitude.

Parenting

The process or practice of caring for children and guiding their growth and development.

Authoritarian

A style of governance, or in psychological terms, a parenting style characterized by strict discipline, demanding obedience, and limited warmth or responsiveness.