Muzafer Sherif's (1936) Study on the Autokinetic Effect Showed That

question 79

Multiple Choice

Muzafer Sherif's (1936) study on the autokinetic effect showed that norms

• A) Develop out of interaction
• B) Are imposed by confederates
• C) Are internalized by naïve subjects only
• D) Will affect students with liberal political leanings

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Statistical Analyses

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Standard Error

A statistic that measures the accuracy with which a sample distribution represents a population by using the standard deviation.

Confidence Interval

An estimated range of values calculated from the statistics of observed data, indicating where a true parameter of a population is likely to exist with a specified level of certainty.

Sample

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