A belief about the characteristics of members of a group that are applied generally to most members of the group is known as a(n)
A) scapegoat.
B) prejudice.
C) stereotype.
D) illusionary correlation.
Ans: C) stereotype.
Rationale: A stereotype is a set of beliefs about a group of people. Stereotypes can be based on negative or positive characteristics.
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A. Epigenesis B. Distal influence C. Gene-environment correlation D. Gene-environment interaction
The written record of Darwin's life and work is now complete
a. True b. False
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What will be an ideal response?
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a. suffer perceptual distortion b. experience distortion of judgment c. experience distortion of action d. thought they were always right in judgment