Recent Data Indicate That

question 13

Multiple Choice

Recent data indicate that

• A) the economic gap between poor and affluent African Americans is narrowing.
• B) the economic gap between poor and affluent African Americans is widening.
• C) the economic gap between African Americans and whites no longer exists.
• D) those African Americans who were affluent are now experiencing an economic decline.

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Definitions:

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Events or actions that happen without any apparent external cause or planning.

Top-Down Processing

Cognitive processing that begins with higher-level thoughts, knowledge, and expectations, which then influence the interpretation of sensory information.

Perceive

The act of becoming aware of something through the senses, including seeing, hearing, and feeling, integrating sensory information to make sense of the environment.

Experiencing Pain

The sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage.