To Help Her Class Learn the State Capitals and to Reduce

question 117

Multiple Choice

To help her class learn the state capitals and to reduce prejudice,an elementary school teacher divides the class into several ethnically diverse groups.She then gives each group member a different set of ten states and their capitals.After each student learns the ten capitals,she must teach them to the other members of the group.This is an example of ____.

• A) cognitive dissonance theory
• B) the jigsaw technique
• C) the matching hypothesis
• D) an illusory correlation

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Definitions:

Parasitic Infection

An infection caused by parasites, which are organisms that live on or within another host organism, potentially causing harm to the host.

Cytokines

Small proteins released by cells that have a specific effect on the interactions and communications between cells, especially in immune responses.

Cell-Mediated Immunity

A type of immunity that does not involve antibodies but involves the activation of phagocytes, antigen-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocytes, and the release of various cytokines in response to an antigen.

Antibody-Mediated Immunity

A form of immunity that involves the production of antibodies by B cells to neutralize pathogens.