Indicate Whether It Would Be More Appropriate to Use National

question 6

Short Answer

Indicate whether it would be more appropriate to use national norms or local norms for each of the following cases:
a. An estimate of Joyce's achievement in the school system is desired.
b. An estimate of Joyce's achievement in general is desired

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Definitions:

Purchased Identity

A concept where individuals acquire their identity through the consumption and possession of material goods, indicating who they are and their social status.

Mall

A large enclosed shopping center with a variety of stores and services, typically featuring centralized walkways and food courts.

Cultural Lag

Is the tendency of symbolic culture to change more slowly than material culture.

Symbolic Culture

The aspects of culture that exist in nonmaterial forms such as language, rituals, values, and norms.