Microinsults

question 4

Multiple Choice

Microinsults

• A) unconscious messages that are meant to exclude or negate the feelings, thoughts, and experiences of the target group.
• B) demeaning and threatening messages that are communicated to marginalized groups through our environment
• C) name-calling, acts of violence, avoidant behaviors, telling or laughing at jokes, or discriminatory practices meant to harm those in the target group
• D) ascribing irrelevant descriptors to someone such as "the intelligent female doctor" or "the intelligent African-American lawyer" when a Caucasian male may be introduced simply as "a doctor" or "a lawyer"

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Definitions:

Tapped

Accessing a resource or obtaining information from a specific source; also refers to gently striking something.

Emotion

A complex psychological state involving an individual's subjective experience, physiological response, and behavioral or expressive response.

Flashbulb Memories

Vivid, highly detailed memories of significant events, typically retained with a feeling of emotional intensity.