What Type of Research Is Being Conducted to Answer the Question

question 85

Multiple Choice

What type of research is being conducted to answer the question: "Can we describe the age,gender,and income of our typical purchaser?"

• A)exploratory research
• B)focus group research
• C)descriptive research
• D)causal research

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Definitions:

Obedience

The act of following orders or directions from a figure of authority.

Milgram Experiment

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

Confederate

In psychological experiments, a confederate is an individual who seems to be a participant but is actually in on the experiment, helping the researcher manipulate the situation or observe participants' behaviors.

Obedience Levels

Measures or degrees to which individuals comply with commands, rules, or directives from authority figures.