Asch (1940) asked undergraduates to indicate how prestigious politicians were. Prior to their rating, one group was told that a
sample of fellow students had ranked politicians near the top in prestige, whereas a second group was told that fellow students ranked politicians near the bottom. The participants' ratings were consistent with those of their fellow students. Asch suggested that this was because the comparison information activated different ________ for the two groups; one group was thinking of such statesmen as Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) and the other was thinking of corrupt politicians. A. channel factorsB. schemasC. self-definitionsD. construals
Washing raw fish carries the same risks as washing poultry — by attempting to clean your seafood in the sink, you're actually spreading harmful bacteria to surfaces that likely won't be sanitized by heat or disinfectants before they come into contact with other food
