Words or Statements Suggesting Negative Attitudes Toward an Ethnic Group

question 64

True/False

Words or statements suggesting negative attitudes toward an ethnic group are acceptable if no members of that ethnic group are likely to receive the message.

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Definitions:

Deindividuation

A psychological state characterized by reduced self-awareness and decreased personal responsibility, often occurring in group situations that lead to uninhibited and impulsive behavior.

Social Contagion

The spread of behaviors, attitudes, and emotions through a group or society by social influence.

Self-Serving Bias

A cognitive bias that causes individuals to see their successes as based on internal factors while attributing failures to external factors.

False Consensus Effect

The tendency to overestimate how much other people share our beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors.