PSYCH 221 CH 10, 11, 12 QUIZZES

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defining a collection of individuals as a group

Interdependence, group identity, and structured relations increase the likelihood of people:

Disidentification ; criticizing outgroups

A common response to stereotype threat is _____, wheras a common response to self esteem threat is____

recruit group members who have collectivistic values

A manager for a company is in charge of putting his employees into small groups so that each group can work on a separate project. What would be the best way for the manager to set things up so the social loafing within these groups would be less likely to occur?

meta analysis

A psychologist wants to determine whether weight lifting decreases anxiety. Dozens of research studies that tested this relationship have been conducted, so the psychologist wants to combine them all to examine the issue. The best method to use for this purpose would be:

more; they had a stronger motivation to fit in the group

A study described in your textbook examined prejudice toward outgroups by frat and sorority members and pledges. The study found that pledges were ______ likely to express prejudice toward outgroup members in public than in private because ______

authoritarian personality

Bertha tends to greatly value the opinions of her parents, whereas she often trivializes the opinions of her younger brother. Additionally, she greatly values traditions and social rules. These tendencies would be best described as a(an):

managing our self image

Chapter 11 discusses "basking in reflected glory" and "cutting off reflected failure" as relevant to which motive for prejudice?

people with similar opinions clustered by residence location over time

Chapter 12 ("Groups") of your textbook discusses research on the Westgate community, the first university housing project for married veteran students and their families, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In the computer simulation. Westgate residents initially had a variety of different opinions about the Westgate Council. The result of the computer simulation showed that:

personal gain

Georgie is a psychopath, who is incarcerated for first degree murder, Georgie was most likely motivated by _____ to commit this crime

They will become more pro abortion

Imagine a group of men who are slightly pro abortion, on average, and who are having a discussion about abortion. How would you predict the typical attitude of these men to change ( if at all ) after their discussion?

a persuasive arguments process

Marco believes that public transportation should be more accessible in State College. One day, he sees a flyer advertising a campus discussion on public transportation and he decides to attend. At the event, many attendees presented compelling points for increasing public transportation, which lead to group polarization. The phenomena that leads to group polarization in this scenario is best described as:

present when he plays violin and absent when he plays golf

Matthias is an excellent violinist but awful at golf. Matthias will perform best if other people are:

realistic group theory

Robert is anti immigration because he believes that an increased immigrant population will threaten his employment (job) opportunities. This example of intergroup conflict is most consistent with:

successful minority influence

Sticking to your opinions, being willing to compromise a little bit, and having an audience that wants to make an accurate decision all contribute to:

that any unpleasant situation triggers a complete chain of internal events, including negative emotions and negative thoughts

The cognitive-neoassociation theory is known as the theory:

social learning theory

The connection between violent video games and aggression, as well as the connection between violent pornography and aggression, are both explained by:

invest more heavily in the offspring

When it comes to sex differences across different animal species, whichever sex is more careful about who they select as mates will also tend to:

Type A behavior

Which kind of behavior is most predictive of coronary disease (more heart attacks) ?

Fred is unaware that he holds negative attitudes toward people who are Muslim

Which of the following is the best example of implicit prejudice?

an assassin kills a leader to help overthrow the government

Which of these scenarios is the best example of instrumental aggression?

a cross cultural feature of human social life

Your textbook makes the argument that ingroup biases are:


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