Adjusting Our Behavior or Thinking Toward a Group Standard Is

question 136

Multiple Choice

Adjusting our behavior or thinking toward a group standard is called

• A) groupthink.
• B) mood contagion.
• C) social loafing.
• D) conformity.

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Definitions:

Mean

A statistical measure representing the average value of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of all values by the number of values.

Median

A statistical measure representing the middle value in a data set, where half the numbers are above and half are below.

Mode

Can refer to a manner of doing something, a specific condition of operation, or the most frequently occurring value in a set of data.

Sampling

The process of selecting a subset of individuals, items, or data from a larger population to estimate characteristics of the whole population.