Brenda Constructs a Questionnaire to Assess Racial Bias

question 16

Multiple Choice

Brenda constructs a questionnaire to assess racial bias. All of the questions are worded such that agreement with each item indicates more racial bias. Brenda runs the risk of creating a(n)

• A) etic.
• B) emic.
• C) response set.
• D) double-blind experiment.

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Definitions:

Concrete Things

refer to objects that are tangible, visible, and touchable, as opposed to abstract concepts.

Information-Processing Theory

The idea that human cognition and comprehension occurs step by step, similar to the way that input, analysis, and output occur via computer.

Animals' Brains

Refers to the anatomical and functional aspects of the brains of non-human animals.

Emotional Regulation

The process by which individuals influence their emotions, how they experience them, and how they express them.