Sam believes that African Americans are naturally better at sports.  This is an example of ______.

A. stereotype
B. prejudice
C. discrimination
D. adaptive response


Answer: A

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What theme(s) best explain decision avoidance?

a. The idea that some choices are too difficult and the idea of temporal discounting b. The idea of anticipated regret and the idea of certainty bias c. The idea that some choices are too difficult and the idea of anticipated regret d. The idea of temporal discounting and the idea of certainty bias

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Which of the following is true of any one-sample experiment?

a. We must know the population mean under the same condition of the independent variable as the one being tested. b. We must know the population mean under some condition of the independent variable other than the one being tested. c. We must know the sample mean under the condition of the independent variable being tested, but we do not need to know the population mean. d. We must know the sample mean under the condition of the independent variable being tested and under some other condition of the independent variable.

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Based on your knowledge of trends in how individualist vs collectivist cultures make attributions, are people in a collectivist culture more or less likely to follow the just-world belief, and why?

A. More likely, because of a focus on dispositional factors B. More likely, because of a focus on historical factors C. Less likely, because of a focus on situational factors D. Less likely, because of a focus on defensive factors

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