As an Adolescent,Travis Realizes That He Is Gay

question 112

Multiple Choice

As an adolescent,Travis realizes that he is gay.Immediately on coming out,he withdraws from his heterosexual friends and promotes positions more radical than those he formerly endorsed.He favors the "outing" of closeted public figures under all circumstances,and he argues that gays who wish to marry are imitating heterosexual values.Which account of prejudice does Travis' example illustrate most clearly?

• A)Cognitive categorization
• B)Resource competition
• C)Observational learning
• D)Social identity

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Definitions:

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