Social identity theory suggests that we will ________ others who outperform us on an important task, when our group identity is salient

a) move closer to the outgroup
b) distance ourselves from the ingroup
c) move closer to the ingroup
d) distance ourselves from the outgroup


c

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a. first c. seventh b. second d. eighth

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Provide support for the following statement: "The best evidence supporting a biological basis for sexual orientation comes from genetic studies."

What will be an ideal response?

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Ganglion receptive fields can be found that show which of the following antagonistic center-surround organizations?

A. blue-green and yellow-red B. blue-yellow and green-red C. blue-red and yellow-green D. blue-yellow-red and green-violet

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Which of the following would be an example of a "soft" form of affirmative action?

a. Giving preference to job applicants of color, but not considering gender in evaluating applications b. Taking into consideration the socioeconomic status of college applicants, but not their racial background c. Outreach programs intended to recruit applicants from underrepresented groups d. A firm quota that stated that 50 percent of all new employees at a firm must be female

Psychology