In the Years Immediately Following the Introduction of School Desegregation

question 22

Multiple Choice

In the years immediately following the introduction of school desegregation in the United States and the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, White Americans expressed diminishing racial prejudice. According to the text author, this best illustrated the impact of

• A) groupthink on deindividuation.
• B) actions on attitudes.
• C) bystanders on altruism.
• D) group polarization on stereotypes.

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Definitions:

Adrenergic Receptors

Proteins located on cell surfaces that mediate responses to epinephrine and norepinephrine, involved in the fight-or-flight response.

Alpha

A term often used to describe the first or most significant occurrence of something.

Muscarinic Receptors

A type of receptor found in various body tissues, responding to the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, involved in parasympathetic nervous system responses.

Atropine

A medication used to treat certain types of nerve agent and pesticide poisonings, and to decrease saliva production during surgery, among other uses.