Basing Attitudes on a Few Unusually Good or Bad Experiences

question 216

Multiple Choice

Basing attitudes on a few unusually good or bad experiences with a person, group, object, or institution is known as

• A)the mean worldview.
• B)symbolic prejudice.
• C)chance conditioning.
• D)discrimination.

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Definitions:

Emergency Situation

An unexpected and often dangerous situation that requires immediate action.

Antisocial Peer Group

A group of peers engaged in behaviors that are against societal norms and laws, often leading to negative influences.

Criminal Behavior

The engagement in actions that violate laws and are punishable by the state or other authority.

Cross-race Effect

The tendency to more easily recognize faces of the race that one is most familiar with, which can influence eyewitness testimony and social interactions.