In One Experiment, White Americans Read a Newspaper Article About

question 22

Multiple Choice

In one experiment, White Americans read a newspaper article about a foreign terrorist threat against all Americans. They subsequently expressed

• A) an increased sense of deindividuation.
• B) reduced confidence in their personal religious beliefs.
• C) lowered approval of the president's job performance.
• D) reduced prejudice against Black Americans.

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Definitions:

Development

The process of growth and change that occurs within an organism or organization over time, encompassing physical, cognitive, and social aspects.

Cognitive Theories

Cognitive theories are psychological frameworks that emphasize mental processes such as thinking, memory, perception, and problem solving as the principal components in understanding behavior.

Intellectual Processes

Intellectual processes involve the mental activities related to thinking, understanding, learning, and remembering, encompassing a wide range of cognitive functions.

Beliefs

Convictions or acceptances that something exists or is true, especially without empirical evidence.