Social Information-Processing Theory

question 55

Multiple Choice

Social information-processing theory:

• A)underscores the link between cognitive understanding and social behavior
• B)is criticized for its lack of attention to emotional factors
• C)does not account for the fact that much social interaction is automatic
• D)all of the above

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A measure reflecting how much the data points diverge or spread out from each other.

Confidence Interval

A statistical range, with a certain probability, that is believed to contain the true value of an unknown parameter.

Random Variable

A variable whose values depend on the outcomes of a random phenomenon.

Sample Proportion

The ratio of members in a sample that have a particular characteristic to the total number of members in that sample, often used in statistics to estimate population proportions.