For the Most Part, Native-Born Americans Viewed the "New Immigrants

question 52

Multiple Choice

For the most part, native-born Americans viewed the "new immigrants" as

• A)culturally sophisticated and racially fit.
• B)politically mature.
• C)groups who would enrich America's multicultural society.
• D)capable of assimilating to American traditions.
• E)racially inferior and culturally impoverished.

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Heuristic

A simple thinking strategy that often allows us to make judgments and solve problems efficiently; usually speedier but also more error-prone than an algorithm.

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Devices or implements used to carry out a function or perform a task, often making jobs easier or possible.

Heuristics

Mental shortcuts or "rules of thumb" that simplify decision making by reducing the amount of information processed.

Algorithms

Precise rules or procedures that are systematically followed to produce a specific outcome or to solve a problem.