What Kind of Performance Can You Expect If You Perform

question 7

Multiple Choice

What kind of performance can you expect if you perform a linear search on a sorted array?

• A) The performance will be about the same as on an unsorted array.
• B) The performance will be much better than on an unsorted array.
• C) The performance will be much worse than on an unsorted array.
• D) The performance will be worse by about n^2 in this case
• E) None of these

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

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Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.