Manichean Psychology: Racism and the Minds of People of African Descent"Most of the current research is concerned with the third domain. Scholars have generated analyses of deteriorated family structures, negative attitudes, violent behavior, and poor academic achievement, among others. Some excellent studies have also been completed on stimulus events and the racist environments. Very little research has been done on the second domain, the mental processes. It is the purpose of Manichean Psychology to fill this void.". |
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... tion from adaptation and fatigue in effector processes . Dishabituation involves eliciting a response in the habituated system by changing the quality of a stimulus . For example , you may find that the tenth time a phone rings your ...
... tion from adaptation and fatigue in effector processes . Dishabituation involves eliciting a response in the habituated system by changing the quality of a stimulus . For example , you may find that the tenth time a phone rings your ...
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... tion of the pupils and an increase in heart rate . The startle response habituates very rapidly . Often , when a stimulus that initially elicited a startle response occurs the second time , there will be no startle response at all . The ...
... tion of the pupils and an increase in heart rate . The startle response habituates very rapidly . Often , when a stimulus that initially elicited a startle response occurs the second time , there will be no startle response at all . The ...
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... tion of exchanges in a racist environment . The special problem of consciousness To what extent is conscious awareness necessary when human beings process information ? In the previous discussion of information- processing models and ...
... tion of exchanges in a racist environment . The special problem of consciousness To what extent is conscious awareness necessary when human beings process information ? In the previous discussion of information- processing models and ...
Contents
The Meaning and Impact of Racism | 1 |
Methods of Study | 53 |
Environmental Stimuli and Manichean Thinking | 91 |
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