An attitude toward a group that leads people to evaluate members of that group negatively is known as
a. discrimination. c. a stereotype.
b. prejudice. d. consensus.
B
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REM sleep behavior disorder is most likely caused by
a. brainstem deterioration. b. caffeine consumption. c. a viral disease. d. damage to the occipital lobe.
Dr. Jones is an opponent of ECT use. She is most likely to state that
a. it rarely works well for severe depression. b. side effects of memory loss and impaired attention go away in a few months, but are very upsetting to the client. c. ECT-induced cognitive deficits are often significant and sometimes permanent. d. There is strong evidence that ECT causes structural damage in the brain.
A person who seems to thrive on changes in his or her work, lifestyle, and relationships would most likely be rated high on the personality dimension called
extroversion. openness. neuroticism. sociability.
A traditionally "White" school and a traditionally "Black" school will now integrate. What could the teachers and administrators do to reduce racial prejudice in the new school?
A. Encourage contact across races in unstructured time, so that any given student has more contact on their own terms with members of the other racial group. B. Encourage competition at every opportunity, so that individual merit can shine, and overwhelm any sense of racial prejudice. C. Develop group goals and achievements where students must rely on the aptitude and training of members of the other racial group to succeed. D. Nothing has consistently shown progress on racial prejudice in a school environment.