What Is a Critique Levied at Symbolic Interaction

question 11

Multiple Choice

What is a critique levied at symbolic interaction?

• A) Symbolic interactionists are overly committed to positivistic social science.
• B) Symbolic interactionists' overly specific concepts cannot explain our abstract reality.
• C) Symbolic Interactionist ignore the micro level.
• D) Symbolic Interactionists ignore psychological or the intrapersonal aspects of people.

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Definitions:

Reinforcement

In behaviorist psychology, any event that strengthens or increases the likelihood of a behavior by providing a consequence an individual finds rewarding.

Behavior

Actions or reactions of individuals or groups in response to external or internal stimuli.

Single-blind Study

A study or experiment in which the participants do not know which group or condition they have been assigned to, but the researchers do.

Experimental Group

Subjects in an experiment who are subjected to the independent variable.