Consider the Following Survey Item: "If You Found Yourself on an Airplane

question 168

Multiple Choice

Consider the following survey item: "If you found yourself on an airplane with engine problems,would you...?" Most social psychologists would not include such an item on their survey because most respondents would

• A) be offended at such a personal question.
• B) avoid flying in the future, instead opting for trains.
• C) never have experienced that situation, yielding too small a sample.
• D) find it difficult to imagine what they would actually do.
• E) not understand the question.

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Influence

The capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others.

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The passing of traits from parents to offspring through genes.

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A specific area of study within biology, such as genetics, zoology, or botany, focusing on different life forms and their characteristics.

Heredity

The genetic transfer of mental or physical features from parents to their offspring across generations.