According to the Social Cognition Approach to Stereotypes,we Form Stereotypes

question 84

Multiple Choice

According to the social cognition approach to stereotypes,we form stereotypes primarily

• A)because of our normal cognitive processes.
• B)because we dislike certain categories of people.
• C)because we feel guilty,and we want to blame other categories of people for some problems.
• D)because of factors that evolutionary psychology can explain.

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Definitions:

Retention

The ability to remember and store information over time, often measured in terms of duration and capacity.

Period Of Time

A specific duration marked by a beginning and an end, measured in units such as seconds, minutes, hours, or years.

Constructive Processing

Referring to the retrieval of memories in which those memories are altered, revised, or influenced by newer information.

Hindsight Bias

The tendency to falsely believe, through revision of older memories to include newer information, that one could have correctly predicted the outcome of an event.