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Social Psychologists Use the Term ____ to Refer to the Fact

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Social psychologists use the term ____ to refer to the fact that research reveals only a weak relationship between people's stated attitudes and actual behaviors.


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Affirmative Action

Policy measures designed to increase the representation of minorities and women in fields from which they have historically been excluded, through proactive recruitment and opportunities.

Preferential Treatment

The act of giving favorable treatment or advantages to a person or group over others, often based on personal biases or for strategic reasons.

Symbolic Ethnicity

A nostalgic allegiance to the culture of the immigrant generation, or that of the old country, that is not usually incorporated in everyday behavior.

Situational Ethnicity

The concept that one's ethnic identity can be fluid and change in different social contexts.

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