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naturalchemist

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Suppose you are telling your friend about a woman you just met.
 
  You tell your friend that this person seemed very compassionate and was interested in helping others; however, you couldn't recall whether she said she was a nurse or a businesswoman. On the basis of the ________ heuristic, your friend would probably think that she is a ________. a) availability; nurse
  b) availability; businesswoman
  c) representativeness; nurse
  d) representativeness; businesswoman

Question 2

Some experts have suggested that different types of prejudice may arise because of different emotional responses to the target group. From this perspective, prejudice arising from envy may result in behaviors that try to ________.
 
  a) camouflage the prejudice to the extent possible
  b) protect the in-group's status position
  c) harm the outgroup directly
  d) avoid contact with the outgroup



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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

b



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