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What Is the Process of Explaining Why Certain Events Occurred

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What is the process of explaining why certain events occurred or why a particular person acted in a certain manner?


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Milgram Experiment

A series of social psychology experiments conducted by Stanley Milgram, which measured the willingness of study participants to obey an authority figure who instructed them to perform acts conflicting with their personal conscience.

Roles

Roles refer to the expected behaviors, duties, and responsibilities associated with a particular social position or status within a group or society.

Norms

Shared standards of acceptable behavior within a society or group.

Decision Process

The cognitive process involved in choosing between different alternatives or developing strategies to address a problem or achieve a goal.

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