Frank and gina are looking at an abstract painting in a museum. gina describes objects and people she thinks she sees in the painting. frank says, "it's a bunch of paint thrown on a canvas." gina responds, "no, there is so much here that you just don't see." during lunch, they agree that their experience reminds them of which concept they learned in introductory psychology?

Not all members of the radio audience of orson welles' war of the worlds broadcast panicked immediately. indeed, some didn't panic until they looked out of the window and saw empty streets; others didn't panic until they saw streets full of traffic. it was after checking out the situation that these citizens decided that the martians had indeed invaded earth. this example illustrates that contagion can result when people look to others for the interpretation of ambiguous situations . can result when cultural norms reinforce people's most likely responses. occurs primarily because humans are by nature irrational creatures. is especially likely when people are motivated to make independent decisions.