Studies on Language Processes in Our Brain Have Demonstrated That

question 23

Multiple Choice

Studies on language processes in our brain have demonstrated that the words human, individual, and person tend to conjure up cognitive images of men, not men and women. This finding reflects the cultural idea that

• A) men's gender is more salient than women's. Women's gender is invisible.
• B) men are "marked" as individuals, while women are seen as having a neutral personality.
• C) women are thought of as kids rather than adults.
• D) most people see men as people and women as a special kind of female person.

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Definitions:

Diffusion Of Responsibility

A psychological phenomenon where people are less likely to take action or feel a sense of responsibility in the presence of a large group of people.

Social Acceptance

The degree to which an individual is acknowledged or recognized as part of a social group, gaining approval or support.

Groupthink

A mental phenomenon where a group's need for consensus or uniformity leads to illogical or ineffective decision-making results.

Milgram's Experiment

A series of social psychology experiments conducted by Stanley Milgram, which measured the willingness of study participants to obey an authority figure who instructed them to perform acts conflicting with their personal conscience.