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shenderson6 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Erin has been living with her boyfriend for a year. During that time, Erin has heard her boyfriend and his family make many negative comments about Asians.

When her boyfriend's family is around, Erin also occasionally makes negative comments about Asians, even though she doesn't believe these comments are based in facts. This situation best represents the distinction between ________ and ________. a) private speech; public beliefs
b) private conformity; public acceptance
c) public conformity; private acceptance
d) public speech; private beliefs

Question 2

What is social desirability and how does it relate to our understanding of others' behavior? Give an example of behavior with low social desirability and a behavior with high social desirability in the United States.

What will be an ideal response?

sierramartinez · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

Social desirability refers to a behavior's acceptance level in a given society. If a person performs a behavior with low social desirability, then we can learn about that person's traits, as he or she is willing to behave in a way that goes against societal norms. An example of a behavior with low social desirability is stealing merchandise from a store. An example of a behavior with high social desirability is purchasing merchandise from a store.