Ulla Wants to Study the Way That Groups of Individuals

question 64

Multiple Choice

Ulla wants to study the way that groups of individuals decide to behave following a terrorist attack in their area. She feels that people's confusion following the attack will lead to the development of new definitions of acceptable behavior. Ulla is most likely using ______.

• A) minimax strategy theory
• B) value-added theory
• C) emergent norm theory
• D) conflict theory

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