Imagine Being at a Lunch with Friends but Everyone Is

question 54

Multiple Choice

Imagine being at a lunch with friends but everyone is on their cell phones, sending text messages, checking emails, or surfing the web. What does scholar Sherry Turkle call this era?

• A) being alone together
• B) suffering from parasocial dysfunction
• C) eliminating quality time
• D) suspending reality for artificial reality

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Definitions:

Racism

Prejudiced attitudes toward a particular race.

Negative Attitude

A negative attitude is a predisposition or a tendency to respond unfavorably or with dislike towards a particular idea, person, thing, or situation.

Automatic

Tasks or processes that occur without the need for conscious thought, often as a result of learning or repetition.

Automatic Attitudes

Immediate, involuntary responses or evaluations that one has toward an object or concept.