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FButt

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A cashier at the store assumes that because his next customer is elderly, she will take a long time to pay.
 
  The cashier is using his stereotypes about the elderly and not taking the time or energy to carefully consider each customer in his line as an individual. His use of stereotypes best exemplifies Allport's idea of
  a. the contact hypothesis.
  b. the law of least effort.
  c. scapegoating.
  d. natural prejudice.

Question 2

What do men tend to do in response to trouble talk?
 
  a. Keep quiet.
  b. Make jokes.
  c. Offer advice.
  d. All of the above.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

D



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