From the Results of Milgram's Studies That Manipulated the Distance

question 91

Multiple Choice

From the results of Milgram's studies that manipulated the distance between teacher and learner,one could conclude that

• A)it would be more disturbing to ignore many people starving in a foreign land than a single neighbour who needs food.
• B)it would be more disturbing to kill another with one's bare hands than with a gun.
• C)ironically it may be more difficult to dehumanize a stranger than a close friend.
• D)group cohesiveness breeds aggression.

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Definitions:

Contribution Margin

The contribution margin represents the portion of sales revenue that is not consumed by variable costs and contributes to covering the company's fixed costs.

Depreciation Expense

A technique in accounting for distributing the expense of a physical asset across its usable life.

Fixed Costs

Expenses that do not change with the level of activity or output over a short period, such as rent, salaries, and insurance premiums.

Operating Leverage

A measure that evaluates the extent to which a firm can increase its profits by increasing sales, highlighting the fixed versus variable costs in operations.