Question

John and Mary have been dating for one month. Lately, Mary has been complaining that when John is around his friends he says mean things to her, but when they are alone he is a perfect gentleman. Write down the terms which best accounts for the difference in John's behavior?

Answer 1

contextual stimuli

Step-by-step explanation:

Contextual stimuli refers to such a situation wherein an individual's behavior varies as per the context or as per the situation.

Stimuli refers to stimulation induces an individual to act in a certain way.

In the given case, John behaves differently in both the situations i.e when he is alone or while he is surrounded by his friends. Both the situations extract different sort of reactions.

When he is surrounded by his friends, his reactions are governed by social factor and his social presence. Such reaction could also arise when an individual seeks social recognition and in such events ignores the content being derogatory or mocking.

When the same individual is alone with her, he acts naturally since the social factor does not exist.