When Latinos and Blacks Are Portrayed in Violent Video Games

question 11

Multiple Choice

When Latinos and blacks are portrayed in violent video games as criminals and members of gangs, this is an example of _________________:

• A) stereotypes
• B) mental representations
• C) internal representations
• D) pigeonholes

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Definitions:

Aaron Beck

A psychiatrist known for developing cognitive therapy, particularly for his work on cognitive behavioral therapy for depression.

Magnification

Cognitive distortion involving exaggerating the importance or significance of events.

Conditioning

The process of learning associations between environmental stimuli and behavioral responses.

Psychodynamic Therapies

A group of therapies derived from psychoanalytic psychology that focus on unconscious processes and past conflicts as the root of current psychological issues.