Which of the Following Statements Best Defines Discrimination

question 86

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best defines discrimination?

• A) It is the process of maintaining many aspects of one's original culture while living peacefully with the host culture.
• B) It is the process of adopting the language, values, and beliefs of the host culture.
• C) It is a set of beliefs that one's own racial group is inherently superior to other groups.
• D) It is behavior that treats people unequally or unfairly because of their group membership.
• E) It is the systematic effort to kill all members of a particular ethnic, religious, political, racial, or national group.

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Definitions:

Cerebral Cortex

The outer layer of the cerebrum, playing a key role in memory, attention, perception, cognition, awareness, thought, language, and consciousness.

Cerebrum

The largest part of the brain, responsible for higher brain functions such as thought, action, and sensory processing.

Temporal Lobe

A region of the brain located at the sides, involved in processing sensory input into derived meanings for the appropriate retention of visual memory, language comprehension, and emotion association.

Cerebral Cortex

The outermost layer of the brain, involved in high-level functions such as thought, language, and consciousness.