Provide an Appropriate Response

question 2

Essay

Provide an appropriate response.
-A questionnaire is sent to 10,000 persons. 5000 responded to the questionnaire. 3000 of the respondents say that
"They love chocolate ice cream." We conclude that 60% of people love chocolate ice cream. What is wrong with
this survey?

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Definitions:

Social Identity

An individual's sense of who they are based on their group memberships, such as social, cultural, and occupational groups.

Ingroup Bias

The inclination to prefer individuals from one's own group rather than those from outside groups.

Hindsight Bias

A cognitive bias that causes people to overestimate their ability to predict events that have already happened.

Unconscious Patronization

A subtle form of discrimination where individuals, without realizing it, treat members of marginalized groups in a condescending manner.