Enduring ideas about what a person considers is desirable or has worth in life is known as a:
a. value.
b. first-order belief
c. higher order belief
d. stereotype
ANS: A
Values are enduring ideas about what a person considers is the good, the best, and the "right" thing to do and their oppositesâ€"the bad, worst, and wrong things to doâ€"and about what is desirable or has worth in life. First-order beliefs serve as the foundation or the basis of an individual's belief system. Higher-order beliefs are ideas derived from a person's first-order beliefs, inductive, or syllogistic reasoning. A stereotype is a belief about a person, a group, or an event that is thought to be typical of all others in that category.
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