Overgeneralized Beliefs About a Group of People That Often Underlie

question 24

Multiple Choice

Overgeneralized beliefs about a group of people that often underlie prejudicial emotions are called

• A) superordinate goals.
• B) situational attributions.
• C) stereotypes.
• D) social norms.

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Definitions:

Population Averages

The mean value of a particular characteristic in a population, representing the central tendency of that characteristic across the entire population.

Alternative Hypothesis

The hypothesis that proposes a specific relationship between variables, tested against the null hypothesis in statistical analysis.

One-sample Z-test

A statistical test used to determine whether the mean of a sample significantly differs from a known or hypothesized population mean.

Possible Means

The various average values that could be calculated from different subsets or populations of data.