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According to the Empirical Rules of Standard Deviation in Statistics

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According to the empirical rules of standard deviation in statistics, approximately 68% of the observations will fall within three standard deviations of the mean.


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Justification Suppression Model

The idea that people endorse and freely express stereotypes in part to justify their own negative affective reactions to outgroup members.

Stereotype Threat Hypothesis

The stereotype threat hypothesis proposes that individuals at risk of confirming negative stereotypes about their social group may underperform in relevant tasks due to increased stress and anxiety.

System Justification Hypothesis

A theory suggesting that people have a psychological inclination to defend and justify the existing social, economic, and political systems, even at a cost to personal and group interest.

Heuristics

Mental shortcuts or rules of thumb that simplify decision-making processes, often leading to quick but sometimes inaccurate judgments.

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