The "Jigsaw Classroom," Originally Designed to Reduce Racial Tensions in Newly

question 21

Multiple Choice

The "jigsaw classroom," originally designed to reduce racial tensions in newly desegregated school districts in the 1970s,demonstrates ____.

• A)the effectiveness of cooperation in reducing prejudice
• B)that working independently,but side by side,eliminates prejudice
• C)the role of in-group thinking in reducing prejudice
• D)that prejudice in the classroom no longer exists

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Definitions:

Temperament

Temperament refers to the basic and inherent personality traits and behaviors that individuals show, often visible from early childhood and considered to have a biological basis.

Environment

The surrounding conditions and factors that affect the living and non-living elements of an organism or community, including natural, social, and built aspects.

Nature-Nurture Interactions

The dynamic interplay between genetic or biological predispositions and environmental influences on human behavior and traits.

Heredity

The genetic transmission of traits from parents to their offspring.