Which of the Following Is Not a Social Unit

question 68

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a social unit?

• A) A group of sociology students studying for a test
• B) Two warring tribes fighting over land rights
• C) A boss teaching a new employee
• D) A college professor preparing a sociology lecture in her office

---

Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

A once-neutral trigger that, upon association with an unconditioned stimulus, in time provokes a conditioned response.

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Discrimination

The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, sex, or disability.

Adaptive Value

The extent to which a trait or behavior increases the odds of survival and reproduction for an organism in its environment.