Taking into Account Research on Factors That Increase Informational Social

question 60

Multiple Choice

Taking into account research on factors that increase informational social influence, which game contestant is most likely to yield to the informational social influence provided by teammates or the audience?

• A) Joaquin, playing a television game show, who answers a question whose answer he is uncertain of
• B) Tatsuo, playing a television game show, who answers a question whose answer seems obvious to him
• C) Marcus, playing a game with his younger cousins, when he is unsure of the answer
• D) Yuriko, playing a game with her family, who answers a question whose answer she knows

Differentiate between the severity of crimes as identified by the Canadian Criminal Code.

Identify and differentiate between sociological perspectives on crime and deviance, such as functionalism, conflict theory, social control, and postmodernism.

Understand the concepts of common law and the distinction between crimes and deviance.

Recognize the variability and social construction of deviance definitions.

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Definitions:

Economies of Scale

The cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to their scale of operation, with cost per unit of output generally decreasing with increasing scale.

Diseconomies of Scale

The situation where a company or business grows so large that the costs per unit increase, leading to inefficiency.

Constant Returns to Scale

A condition in production where increasing the inputs results in a proportional increase in output.

Diseconomies of Scale

A condition in which a firm experiences increased costs per unit when it scales up its production due to inefficiencies.