Cross-Sectional Comparison Is Like

question 181

Multiple Choice

Cross-sectional comparison is like

• A)staring at a candle while it gradually burns.
• B)looking into classrooms while walking through a school.
• C)voting with a Florida-style punch-card ballot.
• D)shopping for various vegetables in a supermarket.

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.