Attitudes Are Underpinned by Automatic Judgements

question 78

Multiple Choice

Attitudes are underpinned by automatic judgements. Devine (1989) has also called these judgements:

• A) stereotypes.
• B) implicit.
• C) data.
• D) biases.

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Definitions:

Robert Brym

A sociologist known for his work on social movements, sociology of the internet, and social structure.

Holocaust

The mass genocide of six million Jews and millions of others by the Nazi regime during World War II.

Nazis

Members of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, a fascist political group led by Adolf Hitler, responsible for numerous atrocities during World War II.

Stanley Milgram

Stanley Milgram was a psychologist best known for his pioneering research on obedience to authority, illustrating how people are willing to follow orders that contradict their personal beliefs and ethics.