People with High Levels of Intrinsic Religiosity, for Whom Religion

question 126

Multiple Choice

People with high levels of intrinsic religiosity, for whom religion is a deeply ingrained part of their belief system, tend to have ________ levels of prejudice than nonreligious people.

• A)equal or lower
• B)higher
• C)average
• D)equal or higher

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Definitions:

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies developed by the unconscious mind to protect an individual from anxiety or unacceptable thoughts and feelings.

Fixation

In psychoanalytic theory, an obsessive interest or attachment to a developmental phase or aspect of personal interaction.

Free Association

A psychoanalytic technique in which a patient says whatever comes to mind without censorship as a way to explore unconscious thoughts and feelings.

Collective Unconscious

coined by Carl Jung, refers to the part of the unconscious mind that is derived from ancestral memory and experience, common to all humankind.