Although Psychologists Usually Refer to Stereotypes Only in a __________

question 59

Multiple Choice

Although psychologists usually refer to stereotypes only in a __________ sense, it is possible for a person to have a __________ stereotype about a particular group.

• A) benign; destructive
• B) positive; negative
• C) negative; positive
• D) specific; diffuse

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Definitions:

Hypotheses

Testable statements or predictions, often derived from a theoretical framework, that can be tested through empirical research.

Sample Mean

The average of a subset of a larger population, used to estimate the population mean.

Sample Data

Data collected or selected from a larger population, used in statistical analysis to make inferences about the population.

Variance

A statistical measurement of the spread between numbers in a dataset, indicating how much they differ from the mean of the set.