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Dietary restriction and sorority dynamics
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Clinical eating disorders are characterized by extreme emotional, attitudinal, and behavioral responses in regards to shape and weight. While studying longitudinal data of eating disorder development and prognosis, a group of social psychologists notice that up to 60% of college-age women report experiencing sub-clinical eating disorder symptoms like extreme dieting behaviors, intense fear of being or becoming fat, and consuming excessive “weight-loss” products (like stimulants, diuretics, or laxatives). The researchers note that these behaviors are specifically problematic in groups of women (like sororities, athletic teams, and academic clubs). They decide to conduct a series of studies in which college-age sorority women respond individually to a set of questionnaires and also participate in focus groups with their peers. Notes from three of the primary focus groups (which were focused on discussing a disturbing trend in one sorority's dietary restriction) are summarized in Table 1.
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[question] => As a follow-up study, the researchers interviewed each member of the sorority and asked her opinions regarding her relationships with her sisters and their dynamic when together. When analyzing the data, they found that nearly all of the members expressed a loss of self-awareness when with their sisters and a large degree of impulsivity when in a group together. What best describes this phenomenon?
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Group members all expressed similar opinions regarding their dynamic and relationships.
There was no mention of motivation for engaging in specific behaviors.
This is an example of deindividuation because the loss of self-awareness and impulsivity were occurring primarily when the women were together in a group.
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[question] => Which of the following describes the decision making process in the sorority members from focus group B?
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An extreme version of the dieting behavior was adopted.
There was extreme criticism directed towards dissenters of the dieting plan.
The opinion on diet was shared by the majority.
Groupthink is the process by which a group can come to an irrational decision by disregarding evidence and minority viewpoints in cause of reaching a group consensus.
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There were a large number of individuals at the party.
There was not one overwhelming opinion of why the girl should not be helped.
There was no argument or discussion about whether or not the girl should be helped.
The bystander effect occurs when the presence of others hinders an individual from intervening in an emergency situation.
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[question] => In examining questionnaire responses from focus group A, the researchers find that a small number of the women reported feeling pressured to take part in the extreme diet, despite the fact that they did not feel any need to lose weight or change their shape. What is the term that most accurately describes this behavior?
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The minority subset of women altered their behavior to maintain status within the group.
The minority subset of women abandoned their individual opinion.
Peer relationships influenced the minority subset of women to conform in their decision to fast.
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[question] => The researchers noticed there are a minority of women who were engaging in maladaptive, disordered behavior without experiencing the thoughts or attitudes that typically accompany eating pathology. In interviewing several of these subjects, they discovered that the women knew that their sorority sisters were doing something incredibly unhealthy, but feared becoming pariahs, so they took part in the fast. Which of the following terms describes the influence guiding their behavior?
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The women did not assume that the group’s behavior was correct.
The women were not under duress to be obedient to any single individual.
The women had to ignore their own opinions to engage in the behavior.
Normative influence occurs when people change their behavior in order to be accepted by the group.
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