Just Hearing Someone Reading a Neutral Text in a Sad

question 68

Multiple Choice

Just hearing someone reading a neutral text in a sad voice creates "mood contagion" in listeners.This best illustrates

• A) conformity.
• B) informational social influence.
• C) the chameleon effect.
• D) deindividuation.

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Definitions:

Identity Diffusion

A stage in Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development where an individual has not yet achieved a sense of personal identity and direction.

Identity Foreclosure

A psychological term referring to a state in which an individual prematurely commits to an identity without adequate exploration of other options.

Hypothetical Thinking

The ability to consider possibilities, propositions, and scenarios that are not immediately physically present or proven.

Concrete Operational Stage

A stage of cognitive development in Jean Piaget's theory where children aged about 7 to 12 years understand and apply logical operations to concrete situations but not to abstract concepts.