Dennis feels frightened when in the presence of a group of young African American men.  This is an example of ______.

A. stereotype
B. prejudice
C. discrimination
D. adaptive response


Answer: B

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A. groupthink B. conversion C. intergroup threat D. social dilemma

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Cells that remove dead neurons and waste products from the nervous system, nourish and insulate neurons, and form myelin, are named ____________ cells

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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In Chase & Simon's research on memory for chess positions, after one look at a

board from a real game, the Master player recalled about ______ pieces as the Class A player. (a) the same number of (b) twice as many (c) twenty four times as many; the Master recalled all of them; the Class A player just one (d) that study did not use boards from a real game

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Which brain area is not involved in male sexual behavior?

a. ventromedial hypothalamus b. medial preoptic area c. sexually dimorphic nucleus d. paraventricular nucleus

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