Question at position 12 A(n) ______refers to the perception of what most people would do in a given circumstances.dispositional attributioningroup biasdiscriminative stimulusdescriptive normsituational influenceSingle choice
A
dispositional attribution
B
ingroup bias
C
discriminative stimulus
D
descriptive norm
E
situational influence

Question

Question at position 12 A(n) ______refers to the perception of what most people would do in a given circumstances.dispositional attributioningroup biasdiscriminative stimulusdescriptive normsituational influenceSingle choice

A

dispositional attribution

B

ingroup bias

C

discriminative stimulus

D

descriptive norm

E

situational influence

BlackTom AI · Accepted Answer

Question at position 12 asks about a term that refers to the perception of what most people would do in given circumstances.
Option 1: dispositional attribution — this is about attributing behavior to internal traits or dispositions of a person, not about what is typical in a group.
Option 2: ingroup bias — this describes favoring members of one’s own group over others, rather than the perception of typical behavior across a population.
Option 3: discriminative stimulus — a concept from learning theory referring to a cue that signals which behavior will be reinforced, not about social norms or perceptions of typical behavior.
Option 4: descriptive norm — this directly captures the idea of what most people do in a situation, i.e., the perceived typical behavior of others in a given context.
Option 5: situational influence — while it relates to how circumstances affect behavior, it is a broader phrase and does not specifically denote the perception of what most people would do in a given circumstance.
In summary, the statement best matched to the description is the one describing the perception of typical or average behavior in a social group, which aligns with descriptive norms.