Erika Is Asked to Generate a List of Five Different

question 35

Multiple Choice

Erika is asked to generate a list of five different animals that can be kept as pets. She quickly responds, "dogs, cats, goldfish, gerbils, and canaries." Dogs would thus represent Erika's _____ for the _____ concept of pets.

• A) defining features or attributes; natural
• B) prototype; natural
• C) exemplar; formal
• D) prototype; formal

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Definitions:

Internalized Racism

The internalization of racial categorizations into a person’s identity.

Preconceived Ideas

Preconceived ideas refer to opinions or beliefs formed beforehand without adequate evidence or experience, influencing one's perception.

Stigmatization

The act of treating someone or something as unworthy of respect or concern, often due to characteristics considered socially unacceptable.

Internalized Racism

The personal conscious or subconscious acceptance of the dominant society's racist views, stereotypes, and biases of one's own ethnic group.