Assimilation Occurs When a Stimulus Does Not Share Enough in Common

question 34

True/False

Assimilation occurs when a stimulus does not share enough in common with existing categories to allow categorization.

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Definitions:

Race

A social construct used to categorize humans based on physical characteristics, ancestry, historical affiliation, or shared culture.

Ethnicity

A category of people who identify with each other based on shared ancestral, social, cultural, or national experiences.

Ecological-Systems Approach

A theory that emphasizes the multiple environments, or systems, that influence human development.

Microsystem

In the context of ecological systems theory, a pattern of activities, roles, and interpersonal relations experienced by an individual in a given setting with immediate context.