By Treating Them as Athletic Bodies Lacking Mental Capacity Worthy

question 61

Multiple Choice

By treating them as athletic bodies lacking mental capacity worthy of an education, schools indoctrinate Latino youth with lessons of racial subordination. These lessons are_____.

• A) a hidden curriculum that operates as a mode of social control
• B) prescribed by state boards of education
• C) designed to produce resilience
• D) ineffective in shaping behavior

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Definitions:

Synapses

The junctions through which neurons communicate with other neurons, muscle cells, or gland cells.

Absolute Thresholds

The minimum stimulus energy needed to detect a particular stimulus 50% of the time.

General Tendency

A common or widespread inclination, pattern, or trend among people or phenomena.

Absolute Threshold

The minimum intensity of a stimulus that one can detect at least 50% of the time, which varies from one individual to another and for different senses.