A Picture Can Be Hung on a Wall in Three

question 2

Multiple Choice

A picture can be hung on a wall in three different ways, as shown. The tension in the string is:

• A) least in I
• B) greatest in I
• C) greatest in II
• D) least in III
• E) greatest in III

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Definitions:

Group Polarization

The tendency for a group to make decisions that are more extreme than the initial inclination of its members, usually in the direction of greater risk or conservatism.

Social Contagion

A phenomenon where ideas, feelings, and behaviors seem to spread across people in a group as if they were infectious diseases.

Conformity

The act of matching attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors to group norms or standards.

Stereotypes

Oversimplified and widely held beliefs about the characteristics of particular groups of people.