Which of the Following Would Not Imply There Is a Spurious

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would not imply there is a spurious correlation between education and earnings?

• A) Karen receives a higher wage than Daniel because Karen has more innate talent,not because she went to college.
• B) A master's degree is required to become a librarian to signal to employers an individual is committed to this career.
• C) Jason is a high ability worker and chooses to attend college because he enjoys learning.
• D) After receiving an engineering degree,Calvin is more productive as an electrical engineer.
• E) Frank's parents force him to go to college,after which he obtains a job that is unrelated to his degree.

Recognize the principles and experiments of Solomon Asch related to conformity and social pressures.

Distinguish between obedience, conformity, compliance, and groupthink, and understand their implications in social contexts.

Identify factors that influence the rate of conformity, including group size, task difficulty, and presence of dissent.

Explain the psychological mechanisms behind groupthink, its occurrence, and its impact on decision-making.

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