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Dave is a clinical psychologist with a specialization in clinical depression and suicidal ideation. One day he is walking home from work when he notices a group of 30 people standing and staring up at the sky. Curious, he joins the group and sees a person on the roof of a 30-story building—seemingly preparing to jump. Suddenly, someone in the crowd starts chanting “jump.” Soon the other 30 people start chanting as well—Dave included. Dave’s behavior is likely the result of

Raza performed very poorly on an essay test in her Social Psychology class. Later, Raza learned that the professor had been particularly harsh in his grading that day because he had just received some upsetting news. Raza’s sense of well-being is likely to ________.

Since our self-concept seems to adjust to our situation, which is most correct?

Self-monitoring is

Studies involving _______ most clearly demonstrate how social influence can take the form of acceptance.

The major purpose of random assignment in an experiment is to

Because she gets poor grades no matter how hard she studies, Sarah has decided not to study at all. Sarah’s behavior most clearly demonstrates

You are participating in a social psychological research experiment and the researcher reads the instructions to you and the other participants so that all of you hear the same instructions. By standardizing the instructions, the researcher is attempting to control the:

You have noticed that when you are at the gym, your exercise routine is not affected by how many other people are there. However, it is affected when other people are watching you exercise. This pattern in your behavior is what social psychologists call

Your psychology professor tells you that she is collecting data on the amount that students study and their grades (i.e., she is asking each student to report how many hours he/she studies each week, so that she can determine if there is a relationship between hours spent studying and grades). Which type of research is this?