You See an Individual on the Bus Punch Someone Else

question 12

Multiple Choice

You see an individual on the bus punch someone else in the nose. You immediately conclude that the first person is very aggressive. You have just committed the

• A) self-serving bias.
• B) recency bias.
• C) communicator credibility error.
• D) dissonance error.
• E) fundamental attribution error.

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Definitions:

Racial Identity

The aspect of personal identity that contributes to one’s self-image as a person of color. Evolves in relation to the sequential acquisition of three learning processes. See racial classification ability, racial identification, and racial evaluation.

Children

Young human beings, usually considered to be from birth to puberty.

Racial Identification

The second step in the process of the developing racial identity, it involves learning to apply the newly gained concept of race to oneself.

Racial Classification

The categorization of individuals into groups based on physical characteristics, often used historically for discriminatory practices.