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An Academic Question (Scenario)
As a university student, you wonder about some of the practices in the university and just how some of these practices should be evaluated in reference to social issues.
-If someone criticized your university for incurring the cost of being socially responsive, the university might point to a series of studies that indicates that the relationship between corporate social involvement and economic performance is___________ .


Definitions:

Likelihood

describes the probability of a particular event occurring within a set of circumstances.

Conformity

Conformity is the act of aligning one's beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors with those of a group or societal norms, often due to real or perceived group pressure.

Cognitive Dissonance

The psychological discomfort experienced from holding two or more conflicting beliefs, values, or attitudes.

Contradictory Cognitions

Holding two or more psychological beliefs, ideas, or values that are in conflict with one another.

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