Patty Doesn't Want to Hang Around with People from the Other

question 139

Multiple Choice

Patty doesn't want to hang around with people from the other side of town because she says they are "weird." Patty's behavior best reflects the concept involved in:

• A) ethnocentrism
• B) self-efficacy
• C) normative age-graded influences
• D) normative history-graded influences
• Name _______________________________
• Chapter 2 - Heredity and Environment -

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Definitions:

Dismissive Avoidant

A personality attachment style characterized by a desire to remain independent and emotionally distant from others to avoid attachment.

Anxious-Ambivalent

A term often used in attachment theory to describe individuals who are overly needy and preoccupied with their relationships.

Terror Management Theory

A psychological concept suggesting that a primary motive of human behavior is to manage the fear of death by pursuing self-esteem and faith in one's worldview.

Evolutionary Theory

A scientific theory explaining the process by which species undergo genetic changes over generations, leading to diversity of life.