For the List of Animals, Select the Characteristic That Would

question 92

Multiple Choice

For the list of animals, select the characteristic that would most likely contribute to its possible premature extinction.
-desert pupfish

• A)low reproductive rate
• B)specialized niche
• C)narrow distribution
• D)feeds at a high trophic level
• E)rare
• F)fixed migratory pattern
• G)commercially valuable
• H)large territory

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Definitions:

Confederates

Individuals who are aware of the experiment's purpose and work with the researcher to simulate a social situation in order to manipulate the experimental setting, but are presented to participants as fellow participants.

Forced Compliance

is a psychological phenomenon where an individual is compelled to act in contradiction to their beliefs or attitudes, often leading to a change in those beliefs or attitudes due to cognitive dissonance.

Cognitive Dissonance

A psychological conflict resulting from incongruous beliefs and attitudes held simultaneously.

Central Route

A concept from the Elaboration Likelihood Model of persuasion, referring to the path of cognitive processing that involves detailed scrutiny of persuasive information.