Which of the Following Is True About Reducing Prejudices

question 156

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about reducing prejudices?

• A) Long-term contact and collaboration in neighborhoods, schools, and communities may be the best way to reduce prejudices.
• B) Children assigned to cooperative learning groups with peers of diverse backgrounds have fewer prejudices even with regard to out-group members who are not part of the learning teams.
• C) Classrooms that expose children to broad ethnic diversity often cause children to form negative biases about out-group members.
• D) The more children believe that personalities are fixed, the more they report liking and perceiving themselves as similar to members of disadvantaged groups.

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Definitions:

Naturalistic Observation

A research method in which subjects are observed in their natural environment without any manipulation by the observer.

American Psychiatric Association

A professional organization of psychiatrists dedicated to the diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and research of mental illnesses.

DSM-5

The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, a publication by the American Psychiatric Association that classifies and provides criteria for the diagnosis of mental disorders.

Observer Bias

The tendency for observers to see what they expect to see, or to interpret data in a way that reflects their own preconceptions.