Signs That Identify a Position in Society That Someone Occupies

question 83

Multiple Choice

Signs that identify a position in society that someone occupies are referred to as ________.

• A) achieved master status
• B) ascribed master status
• C) inherited status
• D) status symbols

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Definitions:

Base-Rate Information

Pallid, factual, statistical information about an entire class of events.

Paired Distinctiveness

Illusory correlation in which items are seen as belonging together because they share some unusual feature.

Availability Heuristic

A cognitive short-cut in which the frequency or likelihood of an event is based on how quickly instances or associations come to mind.

Availability Heuristic

A mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a person's mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method, or decision.