When a Coalition of Credit Card Companies Forms an Interest

question 50

Multiple Choice

When a coalition of credit card companies forms an interest group called the Partnership to Protect Consumer Credit,this indicates that

• A) credit card companies are interested in the public good.
• B) private interests are hiding behind the ideals of public interests.
• C) public interest groups are now actively involving private corporations.
• D) the free-rider problem does not apply to private corporations.
• E) the credit card companies lack solidary benefits to offer their customers.

Understand the difference between prejudice, discrimination, stereotypes, and groupthink.

Recognize the effects of social and cognitive biases on individual attitudes and behaviors.

Identify methods to prevent or reduce the occurrence of groupthink in decision-making contexts.

Distinguish between implicit and explicit biases and their impacts on social interactions and judgments.

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