A Good Antidote for Social Stereotyping Involves

question 147

Multiple Choice

A good antidote for social stereotyping involves

• A)adopting just-world beliefs.
• B)creating self-fulfilling prophecies.
• C)accepting status inequalities.
• D)seeking individuating information.

Understand the neurotransmitter functioning and its impact on behavior.

Grasp the concept of the nature-nurture debate in abnormal behavior.

Distinguish the functions and responsibilities of the cerebral cortex.

Comprehend the purpose and structure of theories in psychology.

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Definitions:

Purifying Selection

A type of natural selection that removes deleterious alleles from a population, leading to a decrease in genetic variation for the traits affected.

Neutral Theory

A theory in molecular evolution that proposes most genetic variations are the result of genetic drift and not selective forces, and that at the molecular level, the majority of mutations are neutral.

Molecular Evolution

The process of evolution at the scale of DNA, RNA, and proteins, encompassing changes in molecular structure and sequence over time.

Genetic Drift

Random fluctuations in the frequencies of alleles within a population due to chance events.