Stereotypes are mental conceptions that can strongly influence the way we interpret the behaviors of individuals belonging to specific racial or ethnic groups. A stereotype is most similar to:.a. a feature detector.
b. perceptual adaptation.
c. a perceptual set.
d. a difference threshold.
d. gate-control theory.

c. a perceptual set.

Explanation:

stereotypes as a mental concept that has a way of changing how we view things or behaviors of individuals which may belong to a certain religion, culture and ethnic group.it makes peoples live not comfortable because people look at each differently and in a certain way that makes you wonder whats happening to them.

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the factors that the economies of the muslim empires prosper were:

1- land trade routes-located between three continents  

2- sea trade routes

trade contributed to the spread of muslim empires, and with that islamic culture led to a growing feeling of internationalism resulted in the transfer of technology, science, and other cultural forms.