User: A phenomenon in which victims of major catastrophes or strong personal stressors feel long-lasting effects that may include re-experiencing the event in vivid flashbacks or dreams is called __________.
A. post-traumatic stress disorder
B. personal stressors
C. cataclysmic stressors
D. background stressors
Weegy: a. post-traumatic stress disorder
Auto answered|Score 1|RyoeA|Points 43|User: To diminish the effects of prejudice and discrimination, psychologists have developed several strategies listed below, except for:
A. shield people from hearing antiracist statements
B. remind people of their values and fair treatment of others
C. increase situations where people must depend on each other
D. increase interaction between people
Weegy: D. increase interaction between peopl
Auto answered|Score 1|Greenpepper|Points 2676|User: The conflict that occurs when a person holds two contradictory attitudes or thoughts is called __________.
A. cognitive dissonance
B. behavioral dissonance
C. attitude conflict
D. behavior conflict
Weegy: D. behavioral dissonance
Auto answered|Score 1|mullin2|Points 15|User: The theory of personality that seeks to explain how we decide, on the basis of samples of an individual's behavior, what the specific causes of that person's behavior are is known as __________ theory.
A. situational
B. dispositional
C. attribution
D. cause
Weegy: B. attribution theory - theory or personality that seeks to explain how we decide, on the basis of samples of an individual's behavior, what the specific causes of that person's behavior are
Auto answered|Score 1|Greenpepper|Points 2676|User: A mutual network of caring, interested others is known as __________ support.
A. Collective
B. Group
C. Moral
D. Social
Weegy: C. Moral
Auto answered|Score 1|ramkitten|Points 7200|User: __________ stressors cause minor irritations but may have long-term ill effects.
A. Catastrophic
B. Cataclysimic
C. Background
D. Personal
Weegy: C. Background
Auto answered|Score .6|ramkitten|Points 7200|User: The scientific study of how people's thoughts, feelings, and actions are affected by others is called __________ psychology.
A. behavioral
B. psychodynamic
C. social
D. humanistic
Weegy: B. Social psychology [
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Auto answered|Score 1|debnjerry|Points 12262|User: A statement that one particular race is smarter or more athletic than another race is an example of a __________.
A. discrimination
B. stereotype
C. prejudice
D. social role
Weegy: B. Prejudice
Auto answered|Score 1|ramonaedema|Points 70|User: A set of generalized beliefs and expectations about a particular group and its members is known as a __________.
A. discrimination
B. social role
C. stereotype
D. prejudice
Weegy: D. stereotype
Auto answered|Score .92|lizzy32984|Points 10|User: A negative (or positive) evaluation of a particular group and its members is called a __________.
A. discrimination
B. social role
C. stereotype
D. prejudice
Weegy: A negative or positive evaluation of a particular group and its members is called a prejudice.
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