Groups and Intergroup Relations Quiz Flashcards
A high school water polo player who just can’t stand anyone who plays for the football team is showing
prejudice
In the Bay of Pigs decision, everyone in the meeting went along with the leader’s opinion and no one expressed doubts even though they had them. This is an historical example of
groupthink
A club president who chooses officers based on the fact that they are all in the same class is engaging in
discrimination
The unwritten rule that one raises one’s hand in order to speak out in class is an example of
a norm
If two groups are hostile to each other, one of the best ways to reduce the level of prejudice between them is to
introduce an outside threat that forces them to cooperate with each other
Social loafing is more likely to occur when
the task is simple and no individual recognition will be given
A teacher who thinks that all catholic families are over-involved in their kids’ lives is engaging in
stereotyping
In the original version of Milgram’s obedience study, the teachers’ most common response to the directive to continue delivering the shocks was
compliance all the way until the end
After an unfavorable verdict in a court case against their political leader, large numbers of his supporters run rampant, destroying home and property in several regions of their country. Such behavior is often a result of
deindividuation
The type of tasks that respond well to social facilitation effects tend to be
simple and well-rehearsed
