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Under the definition that is in the text, which of the following is NOT a group?

You arrive at work to discover that a former co-worker has recently passed away due to cancer. Your current co-workers invite you out to lunch, and although you normally do not go, today you decide to attend the lunch. This is an example of how reminders of death

Most Americans agree that

All of these issues contribute to deindividuation EXCEPT

You are one of two candidates being interviewed for a position as superintendent of the city school system. You are notified that one candidate will be interviewed tomorrow evening and the other a week later. The school board will make a decision immediately after the second candidate has been interviewed. If you want the job

Who of the following is most likely to respond favorably to an unexpected request for a charitable donation to a local hospital?

While sitting in a meeting, John is becoming more and more uncomfortable with the group consensus. Not wanting to make waves, though, he withholds his opinion in favor of the group’s comfort.  This is an example of

According to the text, groupthink symptoms can be viewed as a form of dissonance reduction as group members

In a variation of the Milgram study, teachers were required to force the learner’s hand into contact with a shock plate. Under these conditions,

In the BYU vs U of U football game, (several seasons ago) two fans, one from each school, got in a heated argument over which team was better. They got mad at each other and started throwing punches. This is an example of: