Treating members of various social groups differently in circumstances where their rights or treatment should be identical is known as
a. stereotyping.
b. prejudice.
c. authoritarianism.
d. discrimination.
ANSWER: d
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A) Na+; K+ B) K+; Na+ C) Na+; Ca++ D) Na+; Cl–
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