Joe believes that females cannot be pilots and opposes the military's use of women in combat. It is his belief that females are not strong enough, emotionally and physically, to perform the duties that are required to fly fighter jets
Joe's belief that women are weak is ____.
a. a stereotype
b. a form of discrimination
c. a negative behavior
d. an unconscious association
A. A stereotype occurs when people believe others possess certain characteristics simply as a result of being a member of a particular group.
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b. Given ongoing, individualized support, the overall functioning of individuals with intellectual disabilities will improve. c. Conditions that used to be seen as responsive to intervention are now believed to be hopeless. d. All forms of intellectual disabilities produce about the same level of handicap.
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a. recall b. relearning c. recognition d. redintegration
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a. confronting b. direct c. facilitative d. open-ended
According to Piaget, children learn to retrace their thoughts, correct themselves, see more than one dimension to a problem, but cannot yet handle abstract concepts during the __________ stage
a. preoperational b. formal operational c. concrete operational d. sensory-motor