Which of the following findings has been most frequently interpreted as evidence for scapegoat theory?
a. The finding that people often state that they are not prejudiced against certain groups, but display prejudice when they are assessed indirectly
b. Hovland and Sears's finding that—in the southern U.S., between 1882 and 1930—there was a statistically significant correlation between the market price of cotton and the frequency of interracial lynching incidents
c. Sherif's finding—based on his research with two groups of 11-year-old boys camping at Robber's Cave—that the groups became prejudiced against one another when required to compete but friendly toward one another when required to work together to achieve common goals
d. Tajfel's finding that ingroup favoritism occurs even when people are randomly assigned to groups and have no prior attachment to them
B
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a. the four-step evaluation method b. empowerment evaluation c. the Getting to Outcomes approach d. all of the above
Dinah is in her twenties and has successfully resolved each life crisis as it has occurred throughout her development. According to Erik Erikson, Dinah now must resolve the crisis of ________
a. trust versus mistrust. b. intimacy versus isolation. c. initiative versus guilt. d. ego integrity versus despair.
The lissencephalic individual in the chapter's opening vignette had a brain that lacked:
a. Gyri b. Sulci c. Convolutions d. All of the above
Also referred to as a person's social class, his or her __________ includes the person's level of education, income, and occupational status.
A. socioeconomic status B. ethnicity C. culture D. sociohistorical index