Patrick Is Riding the Elevator to His Apartment When He

question 107

Multiple Choice

Patrick is riding the elevator to his apartment when he hears a noise and then notices a foul smell being emitted from a fellow passenger.He does not say anything to the other passenger but quietly holds his breath until they reach his floor,where he smiles and nods respectfully at the other,and steps off the elevator.What is Patrick engaging in with the other passenger on the elevator?

• A) impression management
• B) civil inattention
• C) role distancing
• D) rational choice

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Definitions:

Selection Bias

A distortion of statistical analysis results due to the method of collecting samples, which might not be representative of the entire population.

Comparable

Similar or equivalent in some respects, though not identical, typically used for assessment or comparison.

Control

In experimental design, control refers to an experimental group that does not receive any experimental treatment in order to provide a baseline for measuring changes that might occur in other groups. As a goal of research, control refers to gaining information about human behavior in order to be able to predict and control it.