Based on a Pleasant Interaction with a Jamaican, Rita Believes

question 455

Multiple Choice

Based on a pleasant interaction with a Jamaican, Rita believes that all Jamaicans are nice, pleasant people. Rita ___________ Jamaicans.

• A)has formed a stereotype about
• B)has formed a primary impression about
• C)has formed a self-fulfilling prophecy about
• D)is prejudiced toward

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Definitions:

Telegraphic Speech

A stage of language development in young children in which they use two-word sentences with high-content words, omitting smaller, less important ones.

Proposition

An assertion that communicates a conviction or opinion, and has the potential to be accurate or erroneous.

Standard Form

A way of structuring arguments, statements, or equations according to established rules to make them clearer, easier to analyze, or solve.

Hypothetical Syllogism

A logical argument consisting of two conditional premises and a conclusion, based on if-then scenarios.