What Is the Difference Between Race and Ethnicity

question 6

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between race and ethnicity?

• A) ethnicity refers to biological characteristics; race is about social grouping
• B) ethnicity is about social grouping; race refers to biological characteristics
• C) ethnicity is about common culture; ethnicity is a subset of race
• D) race refers to common social, cultural, religious, ancestral and linguistic affiliations; ethnicity does not
• E) A and D

Understand the phenomena of conformity and group influence, including the work of Solomon Asch.

Distinguish between within-group and between-group conflicts with an understanding of the realistic conflict theory.

Differentiate between the scope of social psychology and psychology in terms of social influence.

Describe theories and types of interpersonal attraction and love.

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Definitions:

Gray Matter

Brain tissue comprising neuron cell bodies, dendrites, and unmyelinated axons, associated with processing and cognition.

Spinal Cord

A long, thin, tubular structure made up of nervous tissue that extends from the brainstem to the lower back, serving as the main pathway for information connecting the brain and peripheral nervous system.

Myelinated Axons

Axons that are covered by a fatty substance called myelin, which insulates and increases the speed at which electrical impulses propagate along the nerve cell.

Unmyelinated Axons

Nerve fibers that lack a myelin sheath, resulting in slower signal transmission compared to myelinated axons.