Demographics Refers to

question 177

Multiple Choice

Demographics refers to

• A) the description of a population according to its values or cultural beliefs.
• B) an objective measurement of a person's likelihood to purchase a product or service.
• C) the psychological profile of prospective consumers.
• D) the density of a population in a geographic area.
• E) the description of a population according to selected characteristics such as age, gender, ethnicity, income, and occupation.

Understand the principle of reciprocal determinism and its role in personality and behavior.

Grasp the significance of defensive self-esteem and its outcomes.

Distinguish between external and internal locus of control and their implications on behavior.

Understanding of the Barnum effect and its impact on individual perception.

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Definitions:

Sociology

The examination of social existence, social transformation, and the social reasons and effects of human actions.

Collective Conscious

A compilation of collective ideologies, concepts, and moral stances that serve as a bonding agent among societal members.

Mechanical Societies

Mechanical societies, a term from Émile Durkheim, describe traditional societies characterized by similarities and a collective conscience, where solidarity comes from uniformity.

Organic Societies

Refers to societies that function cohesively, with each part working together, similar to an organism, often contrasted with mechanical or industrial societies.