Following 9/11, Some Outraged People Lashed Out at Innocent Arab-Americans

question 40

Multiple Choice

Following 9/11, some outraged people lashed out at innocent Arab-Americans. This venting of hostility can best be explained in terms of

• A) the mere exposure effect.
• B) the just-world phenomenon.
• C) the bystander effect.
• D) scapegoat theory.

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Definitions:

Circulation Numbers

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Marginal Product

The Marginal Product is the additional output that is produced by employing one more unit of a factor of production, holding other factors constant.

Labor

Any mental or physical exertion on the part of a human being that is used in the production of a good or service. One of the four economic resources.

Output

In economic terms, this signifies total products or services that have been manufactured or provided by a company in a particular period, acting as a measure of productivity.