We tend to assume that the behaviors of our own culture are "standard" or typical
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Answer: T
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Which of the following students provides the most accurate comparison between the prototype approach and the exemplar approach?
a. Tariq: "The prototype approach works well for concepts that are nouns, whereas the exemplar approach works well for concepts that are verbs, especially verbs that show action." b. Clifford: "The prototype approach says that concepts are associated with one best example of a category; the exemplar approach says that concepts are associated with many specific examples of a category." c. Ekaterina: "At first, researchers emphasized that these two approaches would be very different from each other; now researchers say that they are identical, when focusing on everyday objects and organisms." d. Lynne: "The prototype approach emphasizes items that exist in real life; the exemplar approach emphasizes geometric figures that don't exist in real life.
Tim is having trouble in math. His father tells Tim to study with his friend Kyung-soo because Asians are good at math
Tim responds that Kyung-soo is good at creative writing but terrible at math. Stereotyping distorts reality in several ways, including _________, as in this case. a. underestimating differences between groups b. exaggerating differences within the stereotyped group c. underestimating differences within the stereotyped group d. inhibiting selective perception about groups