Why Does It Take You Longer to Feel a Pinch

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Multiple Choice

Why does it take you longer to feel a pinch on your ankle than a pinch on your shoulder?

• A) The touch receptors on the ankle are smaller than those on the shoulder.
• B) Neurons in the shoulder have more dendrites than those in the ankle.
• C) Action potentials from the ankle must travel farther to reach the brain.
• D) The ratio of neurons to glia is greater in the shoulder than in the ankle.

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Identify specific stereotypes associated with racial and gender groups and their manifestations in prejudice and discrimination.

Understand the mechanisms through which stereotypes affect interpersonal and intergroup interactions.

Recognize the role of system justification theory in the maintenance of social inequality.

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