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Cooldude101

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Suppose that you were shown the calculation 5,672 + 2,004 + 2,744, and needed to calculate the sum quickly. How would your automatic system handle this information?
 
  a. It would quickly see that the sum is about 10,000, but would not calculate the exact amount.
  b. It would calculate the exact sum, but would take a few moments.
  c. It would not process this information at all, since only the deliberate system deals with calculations.
  d. It would store the numbers and operators separately to pass along to the deliberate system for calculation.

Question 2

In one well-known study that was conducted during an era of anti-Chinese prejudice (LaPiere, 1934), a researcher drove across the U.S. with a Chinese couple, stopping at dozens of restaurants, hotels, auto camps, and tourist homes. He was interested in knowing the percentage of establishments that would serve the couple, as well as the percentage of establishments that would SAY that they would serve the couple when contacted later. The results from this research provided some of the first evidence of ____.
 
  a. the fact that people's stated attitudes are not always consistent with their actual behaviors
  b. post-dissonance rationalization
  c. implicit prejudice
  d. aversive racism



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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