The President of the World Bank Has Asked You to Calculate

question 80

Multiple Choice

The president of the World Bank has asked you to calculate the average population growth rate of Hungary from 1970 to 2010. You know the population was about 10.4 million in 1970 and about 9.5 million in 2010. The average growth rate is about ________ percent.

• A) 0.2
• B) -0.2
• C) 98.4
• D) 2.7
• E) -200

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Definitions:

Social Conformity

The act of adjusting one's thoughts or behaviors in order to fit in with the norms or standards of a social group or society.

Door-In-The-Face Effect

A compliance technique whereby a large, unreasonable request is made first, followed by a smaller, more reasonable request, which is the actual desired outcome.

Social Loafing

is the phenomenon where individuals exert less effort to achieve a goal when they work in a group than when they work alone.

Compliance

The act of conforming to a request, rule, or expectation.