In Which of the Following Situations Can the Presence of Others

question 60

Multiple Choice

In which of the following situations can the presence of others mask the typical social facilitation effects?

• A) when employees have powerful norms against working too hard, and "rate busters" are chastised
• B) when African American students put out less effort in the presence of other African American students to avoid "acting white"
• C) when adolescent boys want to convey a lack of interest in a childlike task when others are present
• D) All of the above are correct.

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Definitions:

Representative Sample

A subset of a population that accurately reflects the members of the entire population.

Population of Interest

The complete set of individuals or elements who are the subject of study in a statistical analysis.

Hand-picked

Selected with great care or with particular criteria in mind.

T-statistic

A value used in statistical analysis that measures the size of the difference relative to the variation in a sample data set.