A Person Who Is at High Risk for Underweight Is

question 45

Multiple Choice

A person who is at high risk for underweight is:

• A) a busy college student.
• B) an older adult who lives alone.
• C) a shift worker.
• D) a mother with two young children.

Appreciate the complexity of social identity and relationships within primary and secondary groups.

Recognize the role of social categories in constructing social identity and behavior.

Understand the trait theory of personality and identify key theorists like Cattell and Allport.

Recognize the significance of cardinal traits in shaping an individual's personality according to Gordon Allport.

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Definitions:

Social Schemas

Frameworks or cognitive structures that help individuals organize and interpret information about the social world according to categories and rules.

Prejudice

An unjustified or incorrect attitude (usually negative) towards an individual based solely on the individual's membership of a social group.

Internal Attribution

Refers to the process of assigning the cause of behavior to some characteristic within the individual, such as personality, disposition, or attitude.

External Attribution

The process of attributing the cause of one's own or others’ behavior to factors outside the person, such as the social or physical environment.