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Matias moved from Argentina to France. He chose not to learn to speak and write French, continues to maintain his old culture’s styles of dress and customs, and lives in a neighborhood where only people from Argentina live. Matias has used which method of entering the majority culture?

What is one possible way to help promote contact among students from different backgrounds in a cooperative way?

Diego is standing in line at the grocery store waiting to pay for his purchases. A man cuts in front of the line and drops his items on the counter. Diego says to his friend, “That man is incredibly rude.” A social psychologist who is within earshot jots down a note so she can use the example in class. What does she write concerning Diego?

“Birds of a feather” is a phrase that refers to __________.

In Sternberg’s triangular theory of love, which type of love contains the elements found at each of the three corners of the triangle?

Expertise, attractiveness, and trustworthiness all relate to which factor of persuasion?

Which statement is more likely to be TRUE concerning attributions made by Americans versus those made by the Japanese?

Luciana is trying to decide whether to vote for a political candidate. Based on what she has read about him, she has concluded that he is not qualified for the position, but she agrees with his political positions. Also, she trusts him and likes his decisive personality. In fact, she likes him so much that she sent a small donation to his campaign. Luciana’s trust of the candidate represents the __________ component of her attitude toward him.

If the president says, “Everything in the war is going as planned. Trust me, I am the president,” he is using what form of the elaboration likelihood model?

There is a long history of fighting between the Israelis and Palestinians, and many attempts to resolve these conflicts have failed. According to the __________ theory, the prejudice and discrimination that exist between the two groups will continue to rise as the conflict over limited land in the region continues.