Which of the Following Statements About Status Is Not True

question 72

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about status is not true?

• A) Status is an important motivator.
• B) High status members are better able to resist conformity pressures than lower status members.
• C) Conformity is affected by status.
• D) Low status members are given more freedom to deviate from norms than are other members.
• E) Possession of personal characteristics that are positively valued by the group will give a member higher status.

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Variable Changes

Alterations in the value or status of variables within an experiment or study.

Correlation Coefficient

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Numerical Index

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Confounding Variable

A variable that influences both the dependent variable and independent variable, causing a spurious association.