A Standard Mental Picture That Is Held in Common by Members

question 7

Multiple Choice

A standard mental picture that is held in common by members of a group and that represents an oversimplified opinion, prejudiced attitude, or uncritical judgment is called

• A) language.
• B) perception.
• C) a stereotype.
• D) a multicultural issue.

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Definitions:

Specificity

The ability of a test or procedure to correctly identify those without the condition or trait being tested for, minimizing false positives.

External Validity

The extent to which the results of a study can be generalized to other situations and to other people.

Experimental Controls

Refers to conditions that researchers manipulate or maintain constant to determine their effects on the dependent variable in an experiment.

Analogue Designs

Experimental designs used in laboratory settings that aim to replicate aspects of the real world within a controlled environment to test hypotheses about behavior or phenomena.