The Term __________ Refers to the Tendency of Some Individuals

question 26

Multiple Choice

The term __________ refers to the tendency of some individuals to reliably become depressed during the winter months.

• A) seasonal affective disorder
• B) cold weather blues
• C) Christmas depression syndrome
• D) short-day affective disorder

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Definitions:

Shooter Bias

The tendency to mistakenly see objects in the hands of Black men as guns.

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.