Author Question: Mavis believes that the girls from the nice neighborhood on the north side of town are all stuck-up ... (Read 44 times)

pragya sharda · **on:** Jun 19, 2018

Mavis believes that the girls from the nice neighborhood on the north side of town are all stuck-up and white. She has noticed a correlation between this group of girls and how they act above other people at the mall. Mavis's example of stereotypes and prejudice support the ____ theory.

a. motivational
b. learning
c. cognitive
d. dispositional

Question 2

Guido is unaware of all the negative stereotypes he sees of African Americans on television. Because of this exposure, he is more likely to feel anxiety or fear toward someone who is African American if he is in a setting in which he is unfamiliar or already uncomfortable. This learned prejudice is a form of ____.

a. mere-exposure effect
b. ultimate attribution error
c. biopreparedness
d. cognitive dissonance