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Ebrown

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Rationalization of oppression is an explanation for prejudice that focuses on prejudice and stereotyping as tools to ____.
 
  a. promote one's self esteem
  b. remain ignorant of a group's actual behavioral characteristics
  c. protect the political goals of the powerful group
  d. think more efficiently

Question 2

The so-called certainty effect in decision-making refers to tendency for people to give greater weight to ____ than to ____.
 
  a. definite outcomes; probabilities
  b. possible positive outcomes; possible negative outcomes
  c. immediate (soon-to-happen) outcomes; future (far off) outcomes
  d. common outcomes; rare outcomes


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GCabra

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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Ebrown

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Reply #2 on: Jun 22, 2018
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