Four Hundred People Were Asked Whether Gun Laws Should Be

question 101

Multiple Choice

Four hundred people were asked whether gun laws should be more stringent. Three hundred said "yes," and 100 said "no". The point estimate of the proportion in the population who will respond "yes" is

• A) 300.
• B) approximately 300.
• C) 0.75.
• D) 0.25.

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Definitions:

Social Pressure

The influence exerted by society on individuals to adopt certain behaviors, norms, or attitudes.

Social Constraints

The limitations or pressures exerted by societal norms and expectations on an individual's behavior.

Cognitive Routes

Pathways of thought that influence attitudes or behaviors through reasoned or logical processing of information.

Attitude Specificity

Refers to how specifically an attitude predicts a behavior, emphasizing that attitudes are better predictors of behaviors when they closely match in specificity.