Saying "But where are you really from?" after an Asian person tells you they live in Pittsburgh is an example of what?

A. microaggression
B. microinsult
C. microinvalidation
D. microassault


Answer: B

Psychology

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Some recent research on the effect of facial expressions on emotional experience has concluded that:

A. we can initiate emotional experience with appropriate facial expression B. laughter relieves depression because of what our face is doing C. facial expressions are learned and therefore do not reflect emotional arousal D. facial expressions contribute to but do not initiate emotional experience

Psychology

The idea that collectivist cultures with arranged marriages are antiquated and less satisfying than marrying for love is

a. supported by empirical evidence. b. complex in its understanding and explanation. c. ethnocentric. d. all of these.

Psychology

The two-way interaction between aspects of the environment and aspects of the individual in the shaping of personality traits is called ________

a. classical conditioning. b. congruence. c. reciprocal determinism. d. displacement.

Psychology

Over the past 100 years, girls in the United States and other cultures have been experiencing puberty at earlier ages

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Psychology