Which of the Following Cases Is the BEST Example of an Instance

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which of the following cases is the BEST example of an instance of social contagion?

• A) A teacher in a school smells gasoline and begins to feel nauseous; soon most of the school's population is also feeling nauseous. Later, it is discovered that there was never a gas leak.
• B) A politician gives a very moving speech in which he argues that the nation is superior to all other nations. The crowd cheers very loudly.
• C) A person is suffering from a severe injury on the side of the road. However, people driving by fail to stop to help even though they notice the injured person.
• D) A shopper notices a sign in the electronics store saying that supplies of a certain tablet are limited. The shopper decides to buy the tablet based on this information.

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Definitions:

Guidelines

A set of recommendations or principles provided to direct actions or decisions, often established as part of a framework or standard.

Past Experience

Accumulated knowledge, understanding, or skills a person or organization has gained from previous events or actions.

Industry Guidelines

Standard practices or recommended approaches established within a specific industry to ensure quality, safety, and efficiency.

Sensitivity Analysis

A technique used to determine how different values of an independent variable will impact a particular dependent variable under a given set of assumptions.