Very Brief Exposures to Faces of People from Different Ethnic

question 13

Multiple Choice

Very brief exposures to faces of people from different ethnic backgrounds (about whom one has a negative attitude) frequently causes people to respond faster to words with negative meanings than to words with positive meanings.This technique or type of research is known as ________.

• A)a bogus pipeline
• B)category activation
• C)the superordinate memory effect
• D)the bona fide pipeline
• E)implicit racism

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Definitions:

Hierarchy of Needs

A psychological theory proposed by Abraham Maslow that is often depicted as a pyramid with five levels of needs, ranging from basic physiological needs at the bottom to self-actualization at the top.

Cognitive Dissonance

A psychological discomfort experienced when holding two or more conflicting cognitions (ideas, beliefs, values, or emotional reactions).

Collective Unconscious

A concept in Jungian psychology referring to the part of the unconscious mind shared among beings of the same species, housing archetypes.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior, thereby influencing the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.