During a lecture on the dangers of stereotypes,Dr.Humphrey stated to her class,"as an example of a commonly held stereotype,some people believe that African-American individuals are less intelligent than Caucasian individuals." A student in her class who was not paying attention only heard her say,"African-American individuals are less intelligent than Caucasian individuals." Clearly there will be a problem based on this miscommunication,but the real issue is that the __________ of the issue that was provided by the teacher was different than that which was received by the student.
A) communication
B) schema
C) point-of-view
D) framing

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The real issue lies in the "framing" of the issue, which refers to how information or a message is presented or structured. Dr. Humphrey's intention was to critique stereotypes, but the student, having missed the context, received a completely different framing of the statement.

During a Lecture on the Dangers of Stereotypes,Dr