Demonstrating How Information Is Useful Now, or Will Be in the Future

question 2

Multiple Choice

Demonstrating how information is useful now, or will be in the future, is known as _______________.

• A)timeliness
• B)relevance
• C)proximity
• D)comparison

Examine the influence of technology on societal structures and individual behaviors.

Assess the impact of cultural imperialism and cultural diffusion in a globalized world.

Understand the concept of cultural lag and its effects on society.

Evaluate the resistance to globalization and its various forms.

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Definitions:

Rosenthal Effect

Also known as the Pygmalion effect, the phenomenon in which higher expectations lead to an increase in performance; a form of self-fulfilling prophecy.

Double-Masked Study

A type of clinical trial where neither the participants nor the experimenters know who is receiving a particular treatment, reducing bias.

Selection Bias

A distortion in the outcome of a study due to non-random selection of participants, leading to an unrepresentative sample.

Double-Masked

A study design in which neither the participants nor the researchers know which participants belong to the control group and which to the experimental group, to prevent bias.