Although Insertion Sort and Selection Sort Have Generally the Same

question 30

Multiple Choice

Although insertion sort and selection sort have generally the same performance, the selection sort has an advantage over the insertion sort. What is this advantage?

• A) The selection sort usually makes fewer comparisons.
• B) The selection sort usually makes fewer swaps.
• C) The selection sort usually makes fewer passes.
• D) The selection sort usually makes fewer selections.
• E) None of these

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Definitions:

Naïve Subjects

Individuals participating in a study or experiment who have no prior knowledge or expectations about the research being conducted.

Stanley Milgram

A psychologist known for his research on obedience, demonstrating people's willingness to follow the orders of an authority figure.

Original Obedience Study

Refers to the research conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s, which investigated the extent to which individuals would follow orders from an authority figure, even when the orders were to administer electric shocks to another person.

Subjects

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