An Instrumental Value Is

question 21

Multiple Choice

An instrumental value is:

• A) a preference for a particular end or goal
• B) a complex set of attitudes toward one's life
• C) an attitude one uses in order to achieve a certain goal
• D) a person's preferred mode of conduct
• E) a value that is instrumental to a person's success

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Definitions:

Inoculation Theory

A theory that suggests exposure to a weakened form of an argument increases later resistance to that argument, similar to how exposure to a virus can stimulate an immune response.

Social Pressures

The influence exerted by society or a social group on an individual to conform to expected norms or behaviors.

Experimental Trials

Controlled tests conducted to study the efficacy or effects of a variable under study, often used in scientific and medical research.

Interrupted Time Series Experiments

Research design involving observations of a given variable over time, both before and after an intervention, to assess the effect of that intervention.