What Do Social Scientists Hope to Learn by Gathering Demographic

question 19

Essay

What do social scientists hope to learn by gathering demographic or other data on the characteristics of the people or subjects who are participants in the phenomenon under investigation?

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Definitions:

Stereotype Threat

The fear that one might confirm the stereotypes that others hold.

Self-defeating Prophecy

A prediction that causes itself to become true due to negative feedback between belief and behavior.

Jigsaw Classroom

A cooperative learning technique for reducing feelings of prejudice by having students interact and cooperate to learn material.

Cooperative Learning

An educational approach where students work together in small groups to achieve learning goals, promoting teamwork, communication, and understanding among peers.