Scapegoating Is Most Likely to Occur When the Majority Group

question 158

Multiple Choice

Scapegoating is most likely to occur when the majority group is ________ and the group being scapegoated is ________.

• A) at the peak of their power; hard to identify
• B) frustrated; visible and powerless
• C) angry; angry
• D) demoralized; angry

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Definitions:

Chromosome

A long DNA molecule with part or all of the genetic material of an organism.

Polygenic Inheritance

The inheritance of traits controlled by two or more genes, resulting in a wide range of phenotypes for certain characteristics.

Independent Pairs

A concept in statistics referring to pairs of observations that are not influenced by any of the other pairs in a data set.

Additive Effects

The combined impact of different genes on a phenotype, where the total effect is the sum of individual gene effects.