Tiffany Is Going Through Puberty and Is Concerned About Her

question 32

Multiple Choice

Tiffany is going through puberty and is concerned about her appearance. Her father assures her that she is growing into a beautiful young lady and that he is very proud of her. His reaction will likely cause her to

• A) develop a positive body image.
• B) have feelings of discomfort around members of the opposite sex.
• C) be ashamed of her body.
• D) have a negative body image.

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Definitions:

Stereotype

Overgeneralized and oversimplified beliefs about a group of people based on their membership in that group.

Confirmation Bias

The propensity to explore, interpret, select, and revive information in ways that strengthen one's existing convictions or hypotheses.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to overestimate the influence of personal characteristics and underestimate the influence of situational factors in explaining others' behavior.

Illusory Correlation

A cognitive bias wherein people falsely perceive an association between two events or situations.