The tendency for people to adopt the behavior and opinions of other group members is known as:

Related Mcqs:

1. The tendency to group together objects that are the same size, shape, color, or form is known as:

   A. closure B. continuation C. similarity D. nearness...

2. The body’s tendency to maintain a constant internal state is known as:

   A. instinct B. refractory period C. homeostasis D. metabolism...

3. The corrupt behavior of many ordinary people who served as Nazi concentration camp guards best illustrates that immorality often results from:

   A. crystallized intelligence B. social influence C. abnormal cognitive development D. postconventional moral thinking...

4. Psychologists who carefully watch the behavior of chimpanzee societies in the jungle are using a research method known as:

   A. the case study B. experimentation C. random sampling D. naturalistic observation...

5. The tendency to see all the individual spokes in a bicycle wheel as part of a larger single unit best illustrates the principle of:

   A. connectedness B. interposition C. continuity D. closure...

6. The tendency to fill in gaps in the perception of a figure is called:

   A. sensory completion B. closure C. figure- ground D. continuation...

7. A positive or negative evaluation of people, objects, or ideas is known as a (n):

   A. Cognition B. Estimation C. Behavior D. Attitude...

8. All of the following are motivations for prosocial behavior EXCEPT:

   A. Singularism B. Collectivism C. Egoism D. Altruism...

9. The systematic study of social behavior and human groups is called:

   A. Ethnography B. Sociology C. Biology D. None of these...

10. Behavior that is altered external stimuli or reward is motivated by:

    A. Punishers B. Reinforces C. Shaping D. Incentives...