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D2AR0N

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According to the research of Gutentag and Secord (1983), what happens in a society when there is a surplus of marriageable men compared to the number of marriageable women?
 
  A) Social norms shift to earlier marriage and less sexual permissiveness.
  B) Social norms shift to later marriage and more sexual permissiveness.
  C) Social norms shift to polygyny.
  D) Social norms shift to emphasizing short-term mating strategies.

Question 2

In an effort to encourage students to reduce the amount of water being used at the university gym, administrators put up a sign asking students to take shorter showers.
 
  However, water consumption did not decrease sufficiently, and some students even retaliated by taking long showers. Why did the sign fail to reduce water usage?
  a. Students didn't see it.
  b. Students didn't read it properly.
  c. It did not involve any psychological processes that successfully change behavior.
  d. It did not create the feeling of a social dilemma.



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jaaaaaaa

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C




D2AR0N

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Gracias!

 

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