The Typical American Spends About How Many Hours Per Year

question 2

Multiple Choice

The typical American spends about how many hours per year watching television?

• A) 5,500
• B) 400
• C) 1,100
• D) 1,600
• E) 20,600

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Definitions:

Groupthink

A psychological phenomenon occurring within a group of people, where the desire for harmony or conformity results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome.

Shared Information Bias

A tendency in group decision-making processes to disproportionately discuss information that all members are already familiar with, rather than considering new or unknown information.

Cross-cueing

A mechanism where the presence of one stimulus or cue enhances the recognition or recall of another related cue.

Transactive Memory Systems

A shared system for encoding, storing, and retrieving information within a close-knit group, where members know who is responsible for certain types of information.