Avoiding Extreme Judgments and Rating People and Objects as Average

question 26

Multiple Choice

Avoiding extreme judgments and rating people and objects as average or neutral is known as the _______ perceptual error.

• A) halo
• B) leniency
• C) central tendency
• D) recency
• E) contrast effects

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Definitions:

Discriminatory Behavior

Actions or attitudes that unfairly differentiate or exclude individuals based on personal characteristics, such as race, gender, or age.

Ingroup

A social group to which a person psychologically identifies as being a member, often used to describe groups formed based on shared interests or identities.

Outgroup

An outgroup is a social group to which an individual does not belong or identify, often leading to prejudice or discrimination against its members by those within the ingroup.

Stigma By Association

The negative perceptions or discrimination that people experience because of their association with someone who is stigmatized.