In Sociometer Theory, the Sociometer Is a

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Multiple Choice

In sociometer theory, the sociometer is a

• A) specific part of our brain that detects how social others are feeling at any given time.
• B) tool that measures one's level of social skill and uses that to predict social success in the workplace.
• C) mechanism that helps us detect acceptance versus rejection and translate that perception into high- versus low self-esteem.
• D) measure of self-esteem that is traditionally used in most research.

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Definitions:

Sampling Distribution

The probability distribution of a statistic obtained from a large number of samples drawn from a specific population.

Normal Population

A population in statistics where all the individual measurements are symmetrically distributed around the mean, following a normal distribution.

Standard Deviation

A statistical metric that evaluates the spread of data points in a dataset around the mean.

Standard Deviation

An indication of how spread out the numbers in a data set are, demonstrating variability from the mean.