A. standard and expectations shared by the members of a society
B. rules of law
C. statistically normal behavior
D. universal rules of conduct
Related Mcqs:
- The law of Effect suggests that _________________________?
A. practice alone procedures learning
B. in addition to reinforcement there must be reward
C. in addition to practice there must be reinforcement
D. Skinner’s view has been superseded by Hull’s - Mnemonics are _________________________?
A. a characteristic of sound
B. techniques used to improve memory
C. the scientific term for a memory location in the brain
D. the sound produces when two notes an octave apart are played simultaneously - Norms are influenced by __________?
A. The surrounding culture
B. The surrounding sub-culture
C. The context of the situation
D. All of the above
E. None of these - Once norms are established in a group they tend to perpetuate themselves. This is known as_________?
A. Social norming
B. Norm perpetuation
C. Compliance manifestation
D. Norm crystallization - Which one of the following correctly defines the concept of social norms?
A. The patterns of behaviour that are considered ideal and satisfy the actor
B. Cultural meanings assigned to a particular action independently of the wishes
C. Shared expectations of behaviour that connote what is considered socially desirable and appropriate
D. some define ideals about what is wrong and what is right - What happens during the assimilation stage of Allport’s phases of norms?
A. details of the story are emphasized
B. The story is shortened or reduced
C. The story become distorted
D. all of the above - Significant alternation over time in behavior patterns and culture, including norms and value is called:
A. Social mobility
B. Social change
C. Control theory
D. None of these - Developmental norms:
A. can be used to make extremely precise predictions about the age at which an individual child will reach various developmental milestones
B. indicate the maximum age at which a child can reach a particular developmental milestone, and still be considered “normal.”
C. indicate the average age at which individuals reach various developmental milestones
D. involve both a and b - In psychology, the correct conception of motivation was first described in terms of instinctive behavior. On whose theory was this concept largely based?
A. Hume
B. Descartes
C. Darwin
D. James - The grasping rooting, and sucking reflexes of infants are best described as:
A. fixed action patterns
B. instincts
C. conditioned reflexes
D. adaptive reflexes
