Social Scientists Have an Ethical Obligation to the Population They

question 13

Multiple Choice

Social scientists have an ethical obligation to the population they study because

• A)they study human subjects.
• B)they use quantitative data collection methods.
• C)they have no influence on policy and law.
• D)they have no risk of inflicting physical or emotional harm to subjects.

Identify the impact of group presence on individual performance, elaborating on social facilitation and its conditions.

Analyze the effects of social influences on decision making and behavior in various contexts.

Distinguish between different social psychology experiments and their purposes relating to conformity and obedience.

Explain the role of cognitive dissonance in behavior and attitude change.

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Definitions:

Rapid Economic Growth

A period characterized by a significantly faster than average increase in the economy's output, often marked by increased production, investment, and consumer spending.

Nations

Political and geographical entities with sovereign control over a specific territory, recognized by other nations.

Century

A period of one hundred years, often used to denote significant historical periods or group years into manageable segments for analysis.

Productivity

Productivity measures the efficiency of production in terms of the amount of output produced per unit of input used.