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question 210

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Definitions:

Social Standing

The position or rank of a person or group within the hierarchy of society based on prestige, honor, respect, and wealth.

Scapegoating

The practice of blaming an individual or group for wrongs that they may not have committed, often to deflect responsibility.

Accentuation

The psychological tendency to exaggerate differences between stimuli or categories when they are perceived as being distinct or separate.

Assimilation-Contrast

A cognitive process where people assimilate new information into their existing views if it's similar but contrast it sharply if it's very different, affecting attitudes and perceptions.