Which of the Following Phenomena Usually Involves an Excessively Negative,overgeneralized

question 49

Multiple Choice

Which of the following phenomena usually involves an excessively negative,overgeneralized assumption about a socially defined category of people?

• A)self-fulfilling prophecy
• B)confirmation bias
• C)attitude
• D)stereotype

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Definitions:

Balanced Polymorphism

A situation in genetics where two or more alleles of a gene persist in a population because they each offer a survival advantage.

Sister Groups

Groups of organisms that share an immediate common ancestor, and therefore are each other's closest relatives.

Phenotype

An individual’s observable traits.

Directional Selection

A mode of natural selection where individuals with traits on one end of the spectrum are more likely to survive and reproduce, causing a shift in the population's genetic makeup.