Terraciano and colleagues (2005) suggested that one of the functions of stereotypes about other groups is to affirm, or reaffirm, the perceptions, and often the self-worth, of one's own group

a) True
b) False

a

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The processing of many aspects of a problem simultaneously is called

A) the cocktail party effect B) the popout phenomenon C) parallel processing D) blindsight

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Carl works for a delivery company. He works most weekdays after school and long shifts on the weekends. Most of his pay periods he has banked over 25 hours a week. From this we can conclude that Carl

a. may be more anxious than his classmates. b. comes from a low income family. c. has younger step-brothers and sisters. d. gets more sleep than his friends.

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