Governments Influence Thinking and Behavior Through The

question 71

Multiple Choice

Governments influence thinking and behavior through the:

• A) enforcement of a variety of laws affecting consumption and marketing behaviors.
• B) increasing of the literacy rate of the country.
• C) adopting of a secular government with separation of the church and state.
• D) supporting of a selected number of religious sects within the society.
• E) promotion of egalitarian principles.

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Definitions:

Reaction-Time Task

A test or experimental procedure that measures how quickly an individual responds to a given stimulus.

Implicit Association Test

Reaction-time test to measure attitudes – particularly unpopular attitudes that people might conceal.

Psychiatrists

Medical doctors specialized in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.

Relative Homogeneity Effect

The perception that out-group members are more similar to one another than in-group members, often leading to stereotyping.