Recall That in One Condition of the Experiment Conducted by Stasser

question 130

Multiple Choice

Recall that in one condition of the experiment conducted by Stasser and Titus (1985) about Student Council president candidates, all group members had access to the same information, and that in another condition, members had unique information that other group members didn't know. In the second (unshared information) condition, the group made a worse decision than in the first (shared information) condition. This occurred because groups

• A) focus discussion on the information that all members know.
• B) often ignore dissenting opinions.
• C) seldom can agree on who is most expert.
• D) avoid differences of opinion, given conformity pressures.

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Definitions:

Mean Absolute Deviation

A measure of variability that shows the average distance between each data point and the mean of the dataset.

Assignable Variation

Variation in a process that can be traced to specific causes, as opposed to random variation.

Specific Events

Distinct occurrences or outcomes with defined characteristics, often analyzed in probability and statistical studies.

Chance Variation

Random fluctuations in data or experimental results due to unpredictable factors.