Keep in mind Gordon Allport's (1954) description of stereotyping as the law of least effort. From Allport's perspective, people are often
a. motivated tacticians.
b. cognitive misers.
c. prone to scapegoating.
d. lay scientists.
Question 2
When Gordon Allport (1954) described stereotyping as the law of least effort, he was suggesting that stereotypes arise
a. from personal experience.
b. to help us conserve cognitive energy.
c. at the service of the ego.
d. to justify objectionable actions quickly and easily.
The mind.
Theory of Mind
A Schematic Description of the Experiment by Maviel et al. (2004)
Cross-sectional data showing that the amount of effort spent on personal health care increases with
George Green. …marooned in dreaming: a path of song and mind.
Freud’s Conception on the Structure of the Mind