Expanding our schema of a particular group, such as by viewing people from different races or genders as sharing similar qualities, is a strategy called ________.

A) cooperative empowerment
B) recategorization
C) pole-shifting
D) controlled processing

Expanding Schema

The process of adjusting one's mental framework to incorporate new experiences or information.

Recategorization

The cognitive process of reclassifying or redefining objects, situations, or concepts into new categories, often to reduce prejudice or cognitive dissonance.

Different Races

Variations among human populations often categorized based on physical appearances, ancestry, and genetics, despite the concept of race being a social construct.