Which Research Question Is MOST Consistent with the Historical Events

question 252

Multiple Choice

Which research question is MOST consistent with the historical events that inspired the research of Gordon Allport?

• A)How does media coverage of racially charged events affect implicit biases or prejudices?
• B)What learning experiences led to the heroism demonstrated by first responders to the World Trade Center attack on September 11,2001?
• C)Why do otherwise decent people commit evil acts when ordered to by a totalitarian regime?
• D)Do people become more liberal or conservative when faced with economic hardship?

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Definitions:

Probability

A branch of mathematics that deals with calculating the likelihood of a given event's occurrence.

Sure Thing

A situation or outcome that is guaranteed to occur or a bet that is certain to win, often used in the context of investments or decisions with a predictable outcome.

Weighted Average

Weighted average is a calculation that takes into account the varying degrees of importance of the numbers in a data set, assigning weights to some of the numbers more than others.

Expected Value

The predicted value of a variable, calculated as a sum of all possible values each multiplied by the probability of its occurrence.