One Study Found That If Participants Were Told a New

question 48

Multiple Choice

One study found that if participants were told a new fact about robins, they would also believe that the new fact was true of ducks. However, if told a new fact about ducks, participants would not extrapolate this information to robins. This suggests that

• A) participants treat each category member independently (on a case-by-case basis) when applying new beliefs.
• B) participants are willing to make inferences from a typical case within a category to the whole category but not vice versa.
• C) new knowledge about a member of a category is unstable, leading to a change in a person's belief system only on rare occasions.
• D) beliefs within a theory are less likely to affect typical category members than atypical ones.

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Definitions:

Socioeconomic standing

A composite measure of an individual's or family's economic and social position in relation to others, based on income, education, and occupation.

Remarriage

The act of marrying again after a divorce or the death of a spouse.

Socioeconomic level

A categorization of individuals or groups based on their economic and social position in relation to others, determined by factors like income, education, and occupation.

Race/ethnicity

Categories that distinguish people in terms of physical characteristics, ancestry, historical affiliations, or shared culture.