If You Grew Up in a Household with a Brother

question 178

Multiple Choice

If you grew up in a household with a brother who was morbidly shy, you might have a different belief about a man you meet who avoids dating women than a person who grew up in a household with a brother who was gay. This difference in interpretation is due to differences in your and the other person's

• A) schemas for gay men and shy men.
• B) prejudices against gays.
• C) chronic accessibility of gay vs. shy schemas.
• D) temporary priming of gay vs. shy schemas.

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