Racial Ideology Is a Web of Ideas and Beliefs That

question 22

Multiple Choice

Racial ideology is a web of ideas and beliefs that is used to

• A)eliminate the use of destructive racial stereotypes in social interaction.
• B)classify and evaluate people in terms of meanings given to skin color.
• C)explain the ways that climate has affected the nature of human populations.
• D)support the work of scientists who study genetics.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Development

The process by which a person's ability to think, understand, and learn evolves over time from childhood through adulthood.

Jean Piaget

A Swiss psychologist renowned for his pioneering work in child development, particularly his theory of cognitive development.

Theory

A coherent group of propositions formulated to explain a group of facts or phenomena in the natural world and repeatedly confirmed through experiment or observation.

Accommodation

In cognitive development, the process by which individuals adjust their schemas to incorporate new information.