________ are generalizations about a group of people in which identical characteristics are assigned to all or virtually all members of the group, often without regard to whether such attributions are accurate.

A. Assumptions
B. Biases
C. Stereotypes
D. None of the answers are correct


Answer: C

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Concerning God’s relation to the world, Avicenna arrived at the controversial conclusion that

a. the world emanates from God out of rational necessity. b. God could have created the world differently than he did. c. From all eternity, God and the world existed in total separation from one another. d. there is no God, and the world as we know it is the product of natural causes.

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If there is entailment in an argument, then that argument

A) is truth preserving. B) is invalid. C) is sure to have true premises.

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Explain how the passage in Genesis cited in the text of the story of creation may compare to philosophies inherent in non-Western cultures. A. In this passage, God advises humans to watch over nonhuman living things,which limits how humans use plants and animals for their own benefit, whichis similar to the American Indian's culture and philosophy of respect for plantsand animals

B. In this passage, God advises humans that they must dominate nonhumanliving things and use plants and animals with no care taken to thesenonhuman living things, which is similar to the American Indian's culture andphilosophy of respect for plants and animals. C. In this passage, God advises humans to have as many children as possible, which is adverse to the philosophy of the American Indians and other nonWestern cultures. D. In this passage, God advises humans to watch over nonhuman living things, which limits how humans use plants and animals for their own benefit, which is opposite, not similar, to the American Indian's culture and philosophy.

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Technician A says when the compressor oil is drained, the oil can be reused if it looks good. Technician B says the type of new oil installed or added is not important as long as the compressor has enough oil. Who is correct?

A. Technician A only B. Technician B only C. Both A and B D. Neither A nor B

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