According to Sociologist Robert K

question 89

Multiple Choice

According to sociologist Robert K. Merton, __________ are the undesirable consequences of any element of a society.

• A)dysfunctions
• B)latent functions
• C)prerequisite functions
• D)manifest functions

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Definitions:

Payoff Table

A table used in decision making to show the possible outcomes or payoffs for different decisions under various states of nature.

Payoff Table

A table that summarizes the outcomes of different decisions, representing the payoffs or losses for each possible scenario.

State of Nature

A term in decision theory representing all possible states or outcomes in a decision-making problem, which are not under the control of the decision maker.

Payoff Table

A tabular representation of the outcomes for each combination of strategies in decision theory, typically used in strategic decision making and game theory.