Walt Has Just Begun to Notice How Attractive His Neighbor

question 91

Multiple Choice

Walt has just begun to notice how attractive his neighbor, Chelsea, is. It seems like last spring he could barely stand to be around her, but now that they are both beginning high school, she suddenly seems to have changed-for the better! Walt appears to be in Freud's __________ stage.

• A) genital
• B) adolescent
• C) latency
• D) adult

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Definitions:

Stereotype Threat

This phenomenon occurs when individuals are at risk of conforming to stereotypes about their social group, which can adversely affect their performance in various domains.

Racial Bias Effect

The influence of race on judgments and behaviors, often leading to unfair treatment and prejudice towards racial outgroups.

Linguistic Intergroup Bias

A tendency to describe stereotypic behaviors (positive ingroup and negative outgroup) in abstractterms while describing counterstereotypic behaviors (negative ingroup and positive outgroup) inconcrete terms.

Counterstereotypic Behaviors

Actions or behaviors that go against common stereotypes or societal expectations associated with a particular group.