Which of the Following Best Describes the Urban-Overload Hypothesis (Milgram,1970)

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the urban-overload hypothesis (Milgram,1970) ?

• A) People who visit cities from rural areas quickly become less empathetic, so avoid helping behaviours.
• B) People who visit cities from rural areas feel isolated, so use helping as way to "reach out" to others.
• C) People who live in cities often feel overwhelmed, so simplify things by keeping to themselves.
• D) People who visit cities from rural areas feel overwhelmed, so avoid the urban dwellers.
• E) People who live in cities feel out of touch with others, so use helping as a way to "reach out."

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Precision

The degree to which repeated measurements under unchanged conditions show the same results.

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A range of values, derived from sample statistics, that is likely to contain the value of an unknown population parameter, expressed with a certain level of confidence.

Confidence Level

The probability, expressed as a percentage, that a parameter lies within a specified range of values, indicating the reliability of an estimate.

Confidence Interval

A span of numbers that holds a certain likelihood of containing the actual value of the parameter.