When We Are Subjected to Conformity Pressures, the _____ of a Group

question 238

Multiple Choice

When we are subjected to conformity pressures, the _____ of a group is more important than the number of people in the group.

• A)unanimity
• B)cohesion
• C)proximity
• D)comparison level

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Definitions:

Intelligence

A measure of one’s ability to acquire and apply knowledge.

Differential Item Functioning

A phenomenon where different groups of test-takers respond differently to a particular test item, not due to differences in the trait being measured but due to some other characteristic.

Construct

An abstraction that cannot be seen directly but is valued because it helps organize the myriad of potential observations in the real world.

Content Bias

A condition which occurs when testing materials are more familiar to one group than another.