A Psychologist Is Interested in the Social Interactions of Preschool

question 11

Multiple Choice

A psychologist is interested in the social interactions of preschool children. She measures the number of verbal interactions that each child at a preschool engages in during a day. The resulting data are shown in the following frequency distribution. The relative frequency for the interval 76-85 is _________.

• A) 0.13
• B) 0.09
• C) 0.16
• D) 0.11

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Definitions:

Social Acceptance

The degree to which an individual is acknowledged or recognized as part of a social group, gaining approval or support.

Groupthink

A mental phenomenon where a group's need for consensus or uniformity leads to illogical or ineffective decision-making results.

Milgram's Experiment

A series of social psychology experiments conducted by Stanley Milgram, which measured the willingness of study participants to obey an authority figure who instructed them to perform acts conflicting with their personal conscience.

Obedience To Authority

The act of following orders from someone recognized as a figure of authority, despite personal morals or beliefs.