During Adolescence, as Preference for Your Own Group Intensifies, the Likelihood

question 136

Multiple Choice

During adolescence, as preference for your own group intensifies, the likelihood of prejudice:

• A) gets higher.
• B) gets lower.
• C) stays the same.
• D) reduces to zero.

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Definitions:

Contextual Systems

are frameworks that describe the interplay of individual behavior within the context of environmental, cultural, and societal influences.

Critical Period

A specific time during development when exposure to certain stimuli or experiences is necessary for the normal development of a particular skill or characteristic.

Ethological

Relating to ethology, which is the scientific and objective study of animal behavior, often with a focus on behavior under natural conditions.

Attachment

The deep and enduring emotional bond that connects one person to another across time and space.