In an Experiment, One Group of Men Were Asked by an Attractive

question 193

Multiple Choice

In an experiment, one group of men were asked by an attractive woman to complete a short questionnaire immediately after they had crossed a swaying footbridge suspended 230 feet above the Capilano River. This experiment was designed to study the factors that contribute to

• A) the bystander effect.
• B) the mere exposure effect.
• C) passionate love.
• D) the foot-in-the-door phenomenon.

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Influence

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Sigmund Freud

An Austrian neurologist known for founding psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Psychoanalytic School

A set of psychological and therapeutic theories and methods, which originated with Sigmund Freud, emphasizing unconscious motivations and conflicts as driving human behavior.

Scientific Method

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