Why Is It Important to Study How Effectively Groups Make

question 183

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to study how effectively groups make decisions?

• A) to keep social psychologists employed
• B) because many important decisions are made by groups such as juries
• C) because many people wrongly assume that individuals are better at decision-making
• D) to understand how individuals can improve to make decisions as well as groups do

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

The procedure of learning through establishing connections between a stimulus from the surroundings and one that occurs naturally.

Secondary Reinforcers

A stimulus that gains its reinforcing power through its association with a primary reinforcer; also known as conditioned reinforcers.

Positive Reinforcement

A method in behaviorism where the introduction of a desirable or pleasant stimulus following a behavior increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

Shaping

A method of training by which successive approximations toward a desired behavior are reinforced.