One explanation for own-race bias is that when people look at faces of their own race, they focus on the features that distinguish the face from the other faces in the group; when they look at faces of people of other races,
they focus on the features that distinguish that race from other races. This distinction between how people view their own group and how they view other races is most reminiscent of
a. the in-group favorability bias.
b. the out-group homogeneity bias.
c. the ultimate attribution error.
d. the illusory correlation.
Answer: B
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a) She is involved as a client in a group therapy session. b) She is spending the semester at a campus 100 miles away. c) She is spending the semester as an exchange student in Japan. d) She is discussing how she feels about her boyfriend with her roommate of two years.
Kohlberg's theory of moral development has been critiqued by researchers conducting cross-cultural studies
a. True b. False
Recessive alleles are responsible for
a. Down syndrome. c. Klinefelter's syndrome. b. Huntington's disease. d. phenylketonuria.
The biological changes that take place during puberty can indirectly cause changes in adolescents' behavior in which of the following ways?
A. The biological changes cause increased emotional distance from parents in all ethnic groups. B. The biological changes cause the adolescent's sleep cycle to shift earlier. C. The biological changes affect the adolescent's self-image. D. The biological changes cause the adolescent to feel moodier as he or she matures.