Sam believes that members of another ethnic group are a threat to his obtaining a good job as well as receiving financial aid to attend college. Sam is exhibiting
a. discrimination.
b. personal prejudice.
c. group prejudice.
d. stereotyping.
B
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A. performance B. time constraint C. gender D. age
Research suggests that if you wish to persuade an audience, both sides of the argument should
a. be presented only to a poorly informed audience. b. be presented only to a well-informed audience. c. always be presented to every audience. d. never be presented to an audience.
Piaget interpreted an infant's tendency to explore new objects through sucking as an instance of
a. adaptation. c. accommodation. b. assimilation. d. oral exploration.