A 16-Year-Old Boy Shoots a Neighbor for No Apparent Reason

question 472

Multiple Choice

A 16-year-old boy shoots a neighbor for no apparent reason. This vivid example strongly influences people's judgments of all teen boys because people

• A) overestimate the impact of social influence on others' behavior.
• B) typically categorize other individuals on the basis of barely noticeable characteristics.
• C) estimate the frequency of group characteristics in terms of how memorable
• Those characteristics are.
• D) strongly resent those who draw a lot of attention to themselves.

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Definitions:

Frequency Polygon

A graphical representation of a frequency distribution that uses a continuous line to show the number of values that fall within a class interval.

Histogram

A graphical representation of a frequency distribution that uses bars of different heights to show the number of values that fall within each class interval.

Line Chart

A type of chart that displays information as a series of data points connected by straight line segments, often used to visualize trends over time.

Illustration

A visual representation or example that helps explain or clarify something.