It is not uncommon for cultures to dehumanize their enemies. What explains why, for example, a Vietnam veteran might dehumanize the Vietnamese or a Nazi might dehumanize the Jews?
a. because they are very prejudiced
b. because there is historical conflict between the groups
c. to alleviate guilt for harming innocent people during the war
d. to remain patriotic
Answer: C
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a. changing the representation of the problem; functional fixedness b. changing the representation of the problem; mental set c. searching for analogies; functional fixedness d. searching for analogies; mental set
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a. acute stress. b. chronic stress. c. hozho. d. hardiness.
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a. seven plus or minus two units of information b. whatever is in the primacy effect c. about 30 seconds d. whatever can be managed by a serial exhaustive search
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A) the importance of a healthy cerebrovascular system. B) the role of the temporal lobe in controlling behavioral impulses. C) the role of the brain in determining personality. D) that even the most serious brain injuries need not lead to permanent alteration in behavior.