A Popular Research Technique to Identify the Prejudices That People

question 23

Multiple Choice

A popular research technique to identify the prejudices that people don't want to admit is to send identical resumes to potential employers. A research team also created fake Facebook pages to represent some of those fake resumes. They found that __________.

• A) in liberal states, potential employers were less likely to give interviews to women
• B) in conservative states, potential employers were less interested in interviewing gay men or lesbians
• C) in conservative states, Muslim applicants were less likely to get an interview
• D) in liberal states, men were less likely to get an interview than women

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Definitions:

Geniculostriate Pathways

The geniculostriate pathways are a part of the visual system responsible for processing visual information, extending from the retina to the primary visual cortex via the lateral geniculate nucleus.

Tectopulvinar

Refers to the neural pathway involving the superior colliculus (tectum) and the pulvinar nucleus of the thalamus, implicated in visual attention and eye movements.

Retinohypothalamic

Relating to the neural pathway from the retina to the hypothalamus, important in regulating circadian rhythms.

Tectopulvinar System

A neural pathway involved in visual processing, linking the superior colliculus to the thalamus and visual cortex.