Which of the Following Statements Concerning Racism Is NOT True

question 14

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements concerning racism is NOT true?

• A)Racism is a form of prejudice focusing on physical variations between people.
• B)Racist attitudes became entrenched during the period of Western colonial expansion.
• C)Racist attitudes rest on mechanisms of prejudice and discrimination found in human societies today.
• D)Racism can refer to explicit beliefs in racial supremacy such as the systems established in Nazi Germany, before the civil rights movement in the United States, and in South Africa under apartheid.
• E)Racism resides in the individual conscious only.

Grasp the characteristics of a testable hypothesis.

Understand construct validity and its importance in research.

Identify different methodologies used by psychologists for data collection.

Distinguish between experimental and quasi-experimental designs.

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Definitions:

Social Anxiety Disorder

A chronic mental health condition characterized by overwhelming anxiety and self-consciousness in everyday social situations.

Phobia

An intense, irrational fear of, or aversion to, specific objects, activities, or situations.

Feared Situations

Specific scenarios or conditions that provoke intense fear or anxiety in an individual, often related to phobias or anxiety disorders.

Cognitive Theories

Psychological theories that emphasize mental processes such as perception, memory, and problem-solving as central to understanding behavior.