After a Particularly Difficult Psychology Exam, You and Your Friends

question 152

Multiple Choice

After a particularly difficult psychology exam, you and your friends confide in one another about the test, comparing your answers and reactions to the test. This is known as Leon Festinger's ________.

• A)social relevance theory
• B)social experiment theory
• C)social comparison theory
• D)social comprehensive theory

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Definitions:

Least Squares Line

The least squares line refers to the line of best fit in linear regression, minimizing the sum of the squared differences between observed and predicted values.

Predicted Amount

The estimated value of a variable or outcome according to a model or predictor variable(s).

Residuals

The differences between observed and predicted values of data, used in statistical models to analyze the goodness of fit.

Sum Of Squared Deviations

The total of the squared differences between each observation and the mean of the data set, used in statistical analysis to measure variability.