Agatha Harkness-Smythe Is Determined to Ban Guns in the United

question 8

Multiple Choice

Agatha Harkness-Smythe is determined to ban guns in the United States. This is a controversial topic and social scientists have debated whether the ownership of guns by citizens increases or decreases crime. Agatha could go to the library and look up studies on the linkage between guns and crime rates. Instead, Agatha just reads the local newspaper and only cuts out articles about robberies in which the "bad guy" used a firearm. Agatha is demonstrating ____________.

• A) mental set
• B) confirmation bias
• C) stereotype threat
• D) mindlessness

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Definitions:

Conflict Interaction

Describes the process by which disputes and disagreements between parties are communicated and managed.

Topic

Refers to the subject or matter being discussed or considered in a conversation, debate, or discourse.

Relational

Pertaining to the way in which two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected, especially in a personal or social context.

Relational

Pertaining to or concerning the way in which two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected.