Which of the Following Substances Is/are Not Used in the Food

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which of the following substances is/are not used in the food industry to reduce a food's water activity (aw) level?

• A) salt and sugar
• B) glycerol
• C) propylene glycol
• D) modified corn syrups
• E) All of these substances are used by the food industry for this purpose.

Understand how group cohesiveness can contribute to or mitigate risks of groupthink.

Gain insight into theories explaining group polarization.

Acquire knowledge on the symptoms of groupthink and how it leads to defective decision-making.

Understand the foundational theories and phenomena related to social psychology and group dynamics, including Triplett’s study on competition and Allport's concept of social facilitation.

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Definitions:

Two-tailed Test

A statistical test hypothesis that allows for the possibility of an effect in two directions, either greater than or less than.

Significant

In statistics, indicating that the results of an analysis are unlikely to have occurred purely by chance, at a specified level of probability.

Z-test

A method of statistical analysis that evaluates whether there is a significant difference between the means of two populations, given known variances and a large sample size.

µ = 109

Represents the mean (µ) of a dataset or distribution, here specifically stated as 109.