Complementary Stereotypes Are

question 133

Multiple Choice

Complementary stereotypes are:

• A) positive stereotypes about a group that has been marginalized historically.
• B) negative stereotypes about a group.
• C) both positive and negative stereotypes that are ascribed to a group to help justify the status quo.
• D) positive stereotypes about a group that serve to counter negative stereotypes.

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Definitions:

Underextension

A cognitive error in language acquisition where a child applies a word too narrowly, limiting its use to a single object rather than to all objects of the same category.

Items of Clothing

Articles or pieces of material worn on the body to protect or adorn.

Receptive Vocabularies

The set of words a person understands when heard or read, as opposed to expressive vocabulary, which consists of words a person uses in speech or writing.

Productive Vocabularies

The set of words a person can actively produce or use in appropriate contexts, often contrasted with receptive vocabulary, which includes words a person can understand but might not actively use.