Which of the following phenomena usually involves an excessively negative, over generalized assumption about a socially defined category of people?

a. self-fulfilling prophecy
b. confirmation bias
c. attitude
d. stereotype


d

Psychology

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Which of these statements concerning the practice of embalming and preparation of the body for burial is Answer: True? a. Embalming became popular as a result of the World War I practice of embalming thebodies of soldiers before shipping them home from European battlefields

b. The germ theory of disease had little impact on the popularity of the practice ofembalming the body after death. c. In the 1920s it was the goal of many funeral directors to make the corpse look asthough it were alive. d. None of the above.

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The __________ therapies are based on the work and theories of Sigmund Freud

a. cognitive b. humanistic c. psychodynamic d. interventive

Psychology

Define motives and goals and provide an example of each

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology

Which of the following terms is defined as the shared behavioral patterns and lifestyles that differentiate one group of people from another?

A) race B) ethnicity C) culture D) group expectations

Psychology