The Ethnic Stereotypes of Five-Year-Olds Are Related More to Their

question 131

Multiple Choice

The ethnic stereotypes of five-year-olds are related more to their level of cognitive development than to the ethnic attitudes of their parents. The ethnic attitudes of young children seem to reflect

• A)ethnic attitudes seen on television.
• B)witnessing a racist act conducted by a parent.
• C)a tendency to categorize the stimuli they experience.
• D)an innate need to be hostile to those who are different from ourselves.

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