Marcella Is High on External Motivation to Control Prejudiced Responses

question 74

Multiple Choice

Marcella is high on external motivation to control prejudiced responses and low on internal motivation. If she is put in settings in which she cannot avoid intergroup contact, she is most likely to

• A) focus more on trying to avoid appearing prejudiced than on having a friendly conversation.
• B) feel frustrated by having to control any feelings of prejudice that they have.
• C) report feeling pressured to act in a "politically correct" manner.
• D) do all of the above.

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Definitions:

Nonstandard Quantifiers

Quantifiers that go beyond the traditional universal and existential quantifiers, often used in mathematical logic and linguistics to express quantities not easily defined by 'all' or 'some'.

Universal

In logic, pertaining to concepts that are general or applicable in all cases.

Particular

Specific or distinct from others.

Non-categorical

Not belonging to a particular category, class, or type; cannot be easily categorized.