People tend to show a preference for ingroups over outgroups even when group membership is determined at random, and even when they have never interacted with members of their ingroup. This tendency is known as ____
a. the discontinuity effect
b. ingroup favoritism
c. stigma by association
d. the minimal group effect
D
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a. BITCH. b. SOMPA. c. Chitling. d. IPAT Culture Fair Test.
Sally is a staunch Democrat. She has been arguing with Jim, who is a staunch Republican. In the course of their discussion, Sally is able to withstand the arguments Jim offers for his position, but just barely. She realizes afterward that her own counterarguments to his were pretty weak. Subsequent to this realization, Sally's attitude will
a. become less certain. b. remain unchanged. c. become more certain. d. change to agree with Jim.
The scientific method used by social psychologists is ____
a. conceptually the same as the scientific method used by clinical psychologists, biologists, and chemists b. conceptually the same as the scientific method used by clinical psychologists, but fundamentally different from the scientific method used by biologists, chemists, and other "hard scientists" c. fundamentally different from the scientific method used in other fields d. conceptually the same as the scientific method used by clinical psychologists, biologists, and chemists—except for the fact that social psychologists do not usually use statistical significance testing
A college student drifting into a pleasant daydream while sitting at the back of class, three businesswomen having wine at a wine bar, and an actor consulting a hypnotist to reduce stage fright are all
a. experiencing the third-person experience. b. experiencing different states of consciousness. c. exhibiting unconscious drives for success. d. exhibiting narcissistic personalities.