Andrea grew up in a home that referred to Hispanic individuals as "those Mexicans." Although she has never spent any time with individuals who are Hispanic, it is possible for her to develop stereotypes and prejudice through family teachings

a. True
b. False


a

Psychology

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1. Without rehearsal, short-term memory fades in less than 30 seconds 2. Without rehearsal, information cannot be stored in short-term memory beyond about 5 seconds 3. We can hold about seven meaningful pieces of information in our short-term memory 4. “Working memory” refers to active maintenance of information in sensory storage 5. The executive functions of working memory occur in the occipital lobe of the brain

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While working on a group project in class, Dustin tries extra hard and volunteers to take on more work than the rest of the group. Based on this, fellow group members decide to slack off a little. Dustin's group is demonstrating _____

a. social facilitation b. cognitive dissonancy c. social loafing d. disobedience

Psychology

For which of these activities is kinesthetic information most important for success?

a) talking b) reading c) dancing d) spelling

Psychology

Vygotsky defines __________ as the process of helping less as the learner improves at a given task

a. scaffolding b. habituation c. zone of proximal development d. metamemory

Psychology