Question

growing up, bailey watched a lot of old movies where babysitters were careless and mean towards the children they watched. she even had a similar acting babysitter when she was a child. now that she is older, bailey starts babysitting children on her block. quickly, bailey begins to bully the children she watches, sends them off to their rooms early, tries to embarrass them and allows friends to come over while babysitting. bailey’s behavior is guided by the new ________ she is assuming and the knowledge she has around it.

○ social contagion
○ social role
○ obedience
○ conformity

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Social contagion: Involves spreading behaviors/emotions, not about a role one assumes. Eliminate.
• Social role: A set of expectations for a position (here, babysitter). Bailey’s behavior matches the “babysitter” role she internalized from movies/experience.
• Obedience: Following orders, not about role - based behavior. Eliminate.
• Conformity: Matching group norms, but here it’s about a specific role’s expectations, not general norms. Eliminate.

Answer:

B. social role