When Jenny's parents told her that they were moving to Alabama, she was horrified because she secretly thought that southerners were mostly poorly educated and racist
After experiencing the foods, traditions, and people in her new state, she was surprised to realize that southerners weren't all alike, and that many of her new friends were just like her. This is an example of ________
a. the social distance effect.
b. the contact hypothesis.
c. subconscious isolationism.
d. stereotype bias.
Answer: b
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Tess, a huge American football fan, couldn't remember the name of the beautiful model who walked the runway at the Rio Olympics until a friend reminded her that it was quarterback Tom Brady's wife. Tess realized it was Giselle, and her friend's prompt functioned as a(n) _____ cue.
A) transfer-appropriate B) encoding specificity C) state-dependent D) retrieval
The specialized organ that provides nourishment for the developing baby is called the __________
a) placenta. b) uterus. c) umbilical cord. d) embryo.
A collection of neurons and supportive tissue running from the base of the brain down the center of the back, protected by a column of bones is called the:
a. spinal cord. b. cerebellum. c. somatic nervous system. d. amygdala.
Conditioned taste aversions are an example of something called __________.
A. biological preparedness B. inherited conditioned dispositions C. long-term spontaneous recovery D. single repetition conditioning