In Trying to Understand Why Some Ethnic Neighborhoods Are Dominated

question 278

Multiple Choice

In trying to understand why some ethnic neighborhoods are dominated by poverty, people often infer that the residents are lazy and unmotivated.This type of inference illustrates:

• A)the fundamental attribution error
• B)a stable global attribution
• C)inverse discrimination
• D)a stable external attribution

Recognize the role of mental representations and cognitive processes in everyday life and theoretical paradigms.

Identify the diversity of cognitive processes and paradigms used to explain them.

Understand the influence of individual differences and environmental factors on cognition.

Understand the process and effects of cognitive reappraisal in emotional regulation.

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