Members of Stigmatized Groups Often Cannot Tell Whether Many of Their

question 41

Multiple Choice

Members of stigmatized groups often cannot tell whether many of their experiences have the same origins as those of nonstigmatized groups or whether these experiences are the result of prejudice.Research on this attributional predicament in performance-based contexts has shown that

• A) black participants' self-esteem was affected by negative feedback but not by positive feedback.
• B) black participants were more likely to seek negative feedback than positive feedback.
• C) compared with that of white students, black participants' self-esteem was more strongly affected by both positive feedback and negative feedback.
• D) black participants' self-esteem was not affected by positive or negative feedback if they knew that their evaluators could see them.

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Definitions:

Foliation

Foliation is the repetitive layering in metamorphic rocks, caused by the reorientation of minerals under high pressure and temperature conditions.

Cross Section

A diagram representing the geology as a two-dimensional slice through the land. See also geologic cross section.

Cleaved Rocks

Rocks that have been split or sliced along very smooth, flat surfaces, often due to intense pressure.

Unconformity

A boundary between underlying and overlying rock strata representing a significant break or gap in the geologic record; an unconformity represents an interval of nondeposition or erosion, commonly accompanied by uplift.