The so-called "minimal group effect" most directly suggests that ____
a. prejudices can be "unlearned" just as quickly as they can be "learned"
b. people are predisposed to identify themselves with a larger social group
c. the more social groups there are, the less prejudice there should be
d. people are predisposed to divide the world into "us" and "them," and to show a preference for "us"
D
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How would social psychologists respond to the lyrics "getting to know you, getting to know all about you, getting to like you?"
a. As people get to know each other better, they typically learn more about their similarities and as a result, become bored with each other. b. As people get to know each other better, they typically learn more about their dissimilarities and as a result, learn to be less judgmental. c. As people get to know each other better, they typically learn more about their similarities and as a result, like each other more. d. As people get to know each other better, they typically learn more about their dissimilarities and as a result, like each other less.
At age 64, Mrs. Willis began a long mental decline. She first showed memory loss and irritability, then delusions, social withdrawal and dementia. She died at age 68 andautopsy showed neurofibrillary tangles and senile plaques in her brain. Mrs. Willis most likely had ____
a. Alzheimer's disease c. epilepsy b. aphasia d. ischemic stroke
In a debate, which psychologist would argue most strongly that humans possess free will and the ability to change their own destiny?
a. ?Sigmund Freud b. ?Ivan Pavlov c. ?Wilhelm Wundt d. ?Carl Rogers
About 94% of university professors rate their teaching as above average, illustrating:
A) implicit egotism. B) an internal locus of control. C) self-verification errors. D) the self-serving bias.