The Perception That One Is Less Well Off Than Others

question 32

Multiple Choice

The perception that one is less well off than others to whom one compares oneself is referred to as

• A)the adaptation level phenomenon.
• B)relative deprivation.
• C)Parkinson's second law.
• D)the unjust-world principle.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion in a set of values.

Confidence Interval

A range of data figures, acquired from sample analysis, predicted to include the value of an unacknowledged population characteristic.

Confidence Interval

A range of values, derived from sample statistics, that is believed to contain the true value of a population parameter with a specified level of confidence.

Population Proportion

The fraction or percentage of members in a population that exhibit a particular trait or characteristic.