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EY67

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Why are self-fulfilling prophecies relevant to stereotypes?
 
  a. People tend to make predictions about their own behavior and then act in the exact opposite way.
  b. Like stereotypes, self-fulfilling prophecies tend to separate concepts into two distinct areas.
  c. We use self-fulfilling prophecies to make career decisions based on stereotypes.
  d. We tend to behave in a way that is consistent with other people's gender stereotypes.

Question 2

Which of the following would be most likely to be a research topic for a person interested in a social cognitive approach to stereotypes?
 
  a. Are people with extensive education less stereotyped than those with less education?
  b. Do parents reinforce their children for expressing either stereotyped or nonstereotyped beliefs?
  c. Are people better at recalling gender-consistent or gender-inconsistent information?
  d. Do children imitate stereotyped behaviors that are shown by adult models?



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EAN94

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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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EY67

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Reply 2 on: Jun 21, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
:D TYSM

 

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