Which of the Following Hypothetical Observations Would Be Consistent with the Results

question 28

Multiple Choice

Which of the following hypothetical observations would be consistent with the results of the Hurricane Katrina study?

• A)A Canadian assumes that other Canadian citizens feel more guilt after losing track of a child in a shopping mall than Chinese citizens feel after losing track of a child in a shopping mall.
• B)A Canadian assumes that Chinese citizens feel more guilt after losing track of a child in a shopping mall than Canadian citizens feel after losing track of a child in a shopping mall.
• C)A Canadian assumes that Chinese citizens and Canadian citizens feel equal amounts of guilt after losing track of a child in a shopping mall.
• D)A Canadian assumes that Chinese citizens are more likely than Canadian citizens to lose a child in a shopping mall.

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Definitions:

Discrimination

Unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, often based on race, age, sex, or disability.

Extinction

Eliminating the conditioned response.

Ivan Pavlov

A Russian physiologist best known for his work in classical conditioning, particularly his experiments with dogs that led to the concept of the conditioned reflex.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process in which a neutral stimulus becomes associated with an inherently meaningful stimulus and acquires the capacity to evoke a similar response.