Compared to College Men in the Mentoring Process, College Women

question 3

Multiple Choice

Compared to college men in the mentoring process, college women

• A) are more likely to prefer male faculty mentors
• B) spend less time with mentors
• C) have an abundance of female role models
• D) have a more comfortable relationship with their mentors

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Definitions:

Stereotypes

Overgeneralized beliefs or expectations about the characteristics, behaviors, and roles of a particular group of people.

External Attributions

The process of attributing the cause of one's own or others' behaviors and outcomes to external factors.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency for observers to over-emphasize dispositional factors and under-emphasize situational factors when explaining others' behaviors.

Personal Factors

Characteristics or attributes of an individual, including personality traits, beliefs, and life experiences, that influence behavior and reactions.