Georgia isn't really sure what to believe about Indian immigrants to England, but she knows what her parents and friends think. Because she is concerned with being accepted by these important people in her life, Georgia adopts their beliefs and feelings about this out-group. This example best illustrates ____________as a source of prejudicial attitudes.
a. informational conformity
b. competition for scarce resources
c. scapegoating
d. normative conformity
Ans: d. normative conformity
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a. census b. population c. theoretical population d. accessible population
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a. psychoanalyst. b. Gestalt therapist. c. behavior therapist. d. cognitive therapist.
In a face perception study involving both human and monkey pairs, 9-month-old infants
A) could discriminate the individual faces of both humans and monkeys. B) did not show a novelty preference when viewing the monkey pair. C) showed a novelty preference only when viewing the monkey pair. D) could not yet discriminate the individual faces of humans or monkeys.
The following statement is true regarding an individual who is classified as mildly retarded
A. she can definitely live independently B. she is very unlikely to be able to live independently C. she is very likely to be able to live independently D. she will never live completely independently