Suppose That Patricia Was Born and Raised in Namibia, and That

question 72

Multiple Choice

Suppose that Patricia was born and raised in Namibia, and that - even though she has never been to South Africa - she holds a number of stereotypes about South Africans.According to the text, these stereotypes are MOST likely based on ____.

• A)the few brief interactions she has had with South Africans in Namibia
• B)what she has heard about South Africans from other Namibians
• C)what she knows about other groups of foreigners
• D)her assumptions about what South Africans 'must be like' given what she knows about South Africa as a country

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