Which of the Following Statements Is Closest to a Sociological

question 62

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is closest to a sociological approach to understanding the iPhone?

• A) The design of the new iPhone attracted people.
• B) We can see which groups of people are most likely to own and use an iPhone.
• C) Individual choices were affected by discovering how others selected smart phones.
• D) The inventor of the iPhone interface was raised by Armenian parents in California.
• E) A successful technology must meet basic human needs.

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Definitions:

Electra Complex

In psychodynamic theory, a girl's psychosexual competition with her mother for possession of her father.

Phallic Stage

A phase in Freudian psychosexual development, occurring from ages 3 to 6, where children's focus of libido is concentrated in the genital area.

Development Stage

Refers to a period or phase in an individual's life or in the evolution of a product or concept that represents a state of growth or progress.

Mowrer's Two-factor Theory

A psychological theory that explains learning and behavior as a combination of classical conditioning and operant conditioning.