By Providing Prospective Terrorists with Electronic Chat Rooms for Interfacing

question 187

Multiple Choice

By providing prospective terrorists with electronic chat rooms for interfacing online with others who share their attitudes,the internet most likely serves as a medium for

• A) social facilitation.
• B) groupthink.
• C) group polarization.
• D) social loafing.

Recognize the importance of minimizing and recognizing the impact of social desirability bias in research findings.

Understand the principles of causality and the limitations of certain research methods in establishing cause-effect relationships.

Identify the concepts of testability and parsimony as critical features of scientific theories and research.

Understand the concept of globalization of operations including examples and strategies.

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Definitions:

Marginal Principle

A decision-making practice that involves considering the additional benefits or costs of a change in activity level, choosing to increase the level if the marginal benefits exceed marginal costs.

Resources

Assets, materials, or substances available for use in the production process, human activities, or for satisfying needs.

Economists

Professionals who study how societies use scarce resources to produce valuable commodities and distribute them among different people.

Opportunity Cost

Opportunity cost represents the value of the best alternative that is foregone when a choice is made between several mutually exclusive options.