A Group of Participants Is Given a Hammer

question 2

Multiple Choice

A group of participants is given a hammer.They are asked to collectively strike the hammer onto a pad as hard as possible.Under which of the following circumstances would people try less hard on this group task than if they performed it individually?

• A)They do not have relationships with the other group members.
• B)They are all women.
• C)They are from a collectivistic culture.
• D)Their individual contributions are monitored.
• E)They did not have a sufficiently filling meal prior to the task.

Comprehend the attitudes and beliefs that shape human interactions with the environment.

Acknowledge the significance of environmental justice and its role in policy and activism.

Understand the impact of environmental policies and practices on minority and impoverished communities.

Recognize the importance of sustainability and efforts to reconcile economic growth with environmental protection.

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Definitions:

Blocking

A learning phenomenon where a previously learned association prevents the acquisition of a new association with the same conditioned stimulus.

Conditioned Response Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinct conditioned response after a rest period, without the need for further conditioning.

Amygdala

A region in the brain that is key in processing emotions, including fear and pleasure, and plays a significant role in emotional learning.

Hippocampus

A critical brain structure located in the medial temporal lobe, involved in memory formation and spatial navigation.