Between 1980 and 2000

question 73

Multiple Choice

Between 1980 and 2000,

• A) both the Hispanic and white percentages of the population increased.
• B) both the Hispanic and black percentages of the population decreased.
• C) the Hispanic percentage of the population increased, while the white percentage of the population decreased.
• D) the black percentage of the population decreased, while the Asian percentage of the population increased.
• E) whites dropped below 50 percent of the total population.

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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

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

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.