Satisficing Occurs When People Continue on a Failing Course of Action

question 172

True/False

Satisficing occurs when people continue on a failing course of action.

Understand the complex interplay between prejudice, discrimination, and societal attitudes.

Identify and explain the psychological mechanisms underlying implicit prejudice.

Analyze how changing societal attitudes influence experiences of racism and discrimination over time.

Distinguish between attitudes and behaviors in the context of prejudice and discrimination.

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Definitions:

Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria

Bacteria that convert atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia, a form accessible to plants for nutrition.

Essential Elements

Nutrients required for organisms to perform vital bodily functions and sustain life, which cannot be synthesized by the organism.

Cohesion-Tension Theory

A theory that explains the movement of water and nutrients from roots to leaves in plants through the cohesive and adhesive properties of water.

Mesophyll

The inner tissue of a leaf, containing chlorophyll where photosynthesis takes place, typically between the upper and lower epidermis.