Members of Stigmatized Groups Often Cannot Tell Whether Many of Their

question 59

Multiple Choice

Members of stigmatized groups often cannot tell whether many of their experiences have the same origins as those of nonstigmatized groups or whether these experiences are the result of prejudice.Research on this attributional predicament in performance-based contexts has shown that

• A) black participants' self-esteem was affected by negative feedback but not by positive feedback.
• B) black participants were more likely to seek negative feedback than positive feedback.
• C) black participants' self-esteem was more strongly affected by both positive feedback and negative feedback, compared to white students.
• D) black participants' self-esteem was not affected by positive or negative feedback if they knew that their evaluators could see them.

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Definitions:

Hour

A unit of time equal to 60 minutes or 3600 seconds, used to measure the duration of events or intervals between them.

Educational System

The organized institution or aggregate of institutions designed to provide education and learning environments for individuals in a society.

Positive Reinforcements

The addition of a stimulus following a behavior that increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

Conditioned Taste Aversion

A learned association between the taste of a specific food and illness, leading to an aversion to that food.