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A Study Attempted to Estimate the Proportion of Florida Residents

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A study attempted to estimate the proportion of Florida residents who were willing to spend more tax dollars on protecting the beaches from environmental disasters. Twenty-five hundred
Florida residents were surveyed. What type of data collection procedure was most likely used to
Collect the data for this study?


Definitions:

Social Facilitation

The tendency for people to perform tasks better when they are in the presence of others.

Cognitive Dissonance Theory

A psychological theory suggesting that individuals experience discomfort and distress when holding two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values, often leading to changes in beliefs or attitudes.

Attribution Theory

A social psychology theory which explains how individuals pinpoint the causes of their own and others' behaviors.

Asch Procedure

A method used in social psychology to study conformity, where participants are asked to match line lengths in a group setting, revealing the influence of peer pressure.

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