Our Brains Often Form Ideas That Are Clustered Around the Concepts

question 25

Multiple Choice

Our brains often form ideas that are clustered around the concepts of masculinity and femininity.Children,for example,will often assume that a firefighter is male.This assumption,which is based on learned ideas about masculinity,is a good example of the term

• A)"associative memory."
• B)"binary memory."
• C)"collective memory."
• D)"patriarchal memory."

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Definitions:

Social Influence

Social influence encompasses the ways in which individuals change their behavior to meet the demands of a social environment.

Conformity

The act of adjusting one's behavior or thinking to align with the group norms or expectations.

Cognitive Dissonance

The unpleasant state that can occur when people become aware of inconsistencies between their attitudes or between their attitudes and their behavior.

Self-esteem

An individual's subjective evaluation of their own worth or personal value.