State Whether You Agree with the Following Statement and Why

question 10

Essay

State whether you agree with the following statement and why: "It doesn't make sense to give poor people cash since they'll spend it on cigarettes and lottery tickets instead of needed items."

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Definitions:

Disgust Sensitivity

The degree to which an individual is susceptible to feeling disgust in response to various stimuli.

Specific Phobia

An intense, irrational fear of or aversion to a specific object or situation that poses little to no actual danger, yet causes avoidance behavior and significant distress.

Females

The sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces non-mobile ova (egg cells) and can typically bear offspring or produce milk for the young.

Neutralizing

In psychology, a coping mechanism where individuals attempt to counterbalance or cancel out thoughts or feelings perceived as unacceptable or harmful.