Explain How Either the Nonresponse or Demographic Bias Can Affect

question 46

Essay

Explain how either the nonresponse or demographic bias can affect survey results.

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Definitions:

Social Psychologists

Scientists who study how people’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others.

Obedience

A form of social influence where an individual follows the directives of an authority figure or the rules of society.

Norms

accepted standards or expectations that regulate behavior within a group or society.

Milgram's Studies

Milgram's studies were groundbreaking experiments conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to explore obedience to authority, demonstrating that people are willing to follow directions from an authority figure even to the extent of inflicting pain on another person.