During a lecture on the dangers of stereotypes, Dr. Humphrey stated to her class, "as an example of a commonly held stereotype, some people believe that African-American individuals are less intelligent than Caucasian individuals."
A student in her class who was not paying attention only heard her say, "African-American individuals are less intelligent than Caucasian individuals." Clearly there will be a problem based on this miscommunication, but the real issue is that the __________ of the issue that was provided by the teacher was different than that which was received by the student.
a. communication
b. schema
c. point-of-view
d. framing
Answer: D
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