Which of the Following Is an Example of Diffusion of Responsibility

question 78

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of diffusion of responsibility?

• A)Paul allows his secretary to make certain decisions without consulting him.
• B)After her boss's decision turned out to be wrong, Sally said she knew all along that it was wrong.
• C)The surgery team decided on a more conservative operating technique when they discussed the operation face-to-face.
• D)A firing squad of ten soldiers was used to execute the prisoner.
• E)As Douglas accepted the award on behalf of his department, he made a point of acknowledging the contributions of his colleagues.

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Definitions:

Population Parameter

A value that represents a characteristic of an entire population, such as its mean or standard deviation.

Statistic

A statistic is a single measure or value that is derived from a sample of data, used to estimate or infer properties of the population from which the sample was drawn.

Alpha Value

A specified threshold in hypothesis testing that represents the maximum probability of wrongly rejecting the null hypothesis.

Rejecting Null Hypothesis

The decision in hypothesis testing that the evidence is strong enough to conclude a significant effect exists.