Although Frieda is typically very reserved, when she attended a huge rock concert in the middle of an immense crowd, she lost her inhibitions and dances provocatively like the rest of the crowd. Friedas unusual behaviour is best understood in terms of:

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Although Frieda is typically very reserved, when she attended a huge rock concert in the middle of an immense crowd, she lost her inhibitions and dances provocatively like the rest of the crowd. Frieda’s unusual behaviour is best understood in terms of:

A	Group unanimity
B	Social facilitation
C	Deindividuation
D	The mere exposure effect

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The mere-exposure effect posits that repeated exposure to a stimulus increases perceptual fluency, the ease with which a stimulus can be processed.

Detailed explanation-2: -attribution The mental process of inferring the causes of people’s behavior, including one’s own. Also refers to the explanation made for a particular behavior.

Detailed explanation-3: -the mere exposure effect. Which theory best explains why the excitement that lingers after a frightening event can facilitate passionate love? the bystander effect.

Detailed explanation-4: -One explanation for such behavior is based on the principle of reciprocal altruism (Trivers, 1971). Reciprocal altruism is the idea that if we help other people now, they will return the favor should we need their help in the future.

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AP PSYCHOLOGY

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

CONFORMITY AND OBEDIENCE