The idea that prejudice stems from a desire to enhance our self-esteem by comparing our group favorably to another group is the central assumption of which theory?
A) minimal group
B) social identity
C) social dominance
D) realistic conflict
Answer: B
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a. immediately b. intermittently c. randomly d. A and B
The phenomenon of "crossing over" in meiosis ensures
A) identical twins. B) higher intelligence. C) genetic determinism. D) genetic diversity.
A person with anterograde amnesia would be expected to show __________ semantic priming effects, compared to normal controls
a. similar b. larger c. smaller d. adaptive
If all the possible pairs of sample means were obtained from a single
population, the mean of the distribution of differences would be a. a statistic b. a parameter c. identical with the mean of the distribution of means d. equal to one-sixth of the range