According to your textbook, how do stereotypes develop?
a. Stereotypes are innate.
b. Stereotypes develop because of an interaction between genetics and the environment.
c. Others reward us for holding certain attitudes and beliefs.
d. There are biological predispositions found in most people that lead to stereotypes.
C
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a. fades to less than half its original strength within about four minutes. b. increases to more than twice its original strength within about four minutes. c. fades to less than half its original strength within a few seconds. d. slowly increases over time, reaching a maximum in about 15 minutes.
During the fifth week of prenatal development, if there is testosterone, the developing child will be ____, but if there is a lack of it the child will be ____.
A. male; female B. female; male C. red-green colorblind; blue-green colorblind D. heterosexual; homosexual
A person is conditioned to fear white rats. Soon after, she also begins to fear white cats, white dogs, and white rabbits. Her new, unconditioned fears result from _______
a. modeling b. discrimination c. response generalization d. stimulus generalization
At a party, Dave sees Barbara and approaches her. She smiles, flips her hair, and moves closer to Dave. What message is Barbara most likely sending to Dave?
A. I'm involved with someone, maybe another time. B. I'm interested. Let's talk. C. I like you but I am not interested. D. I have had a bad relationship in the past, so I want to be cautious.