Question 1

According to intergroup emotion theory proposed by Mackie and her colleagues, in an intergroup context:

Accepted Answer

A)  positive emotions about an outgroup can lead to discrimination against the outgroup. 
B)  our own self appraises whether a situation will harm or benefit individuals. 
C)  positive emotions about an ingroup should lead to ingroup solidarity. 
D)  the more strongly we identify with a group, the weaker our emotions become. 
A)  positive emotions about an outgroup can lead to discrimination against the outgroup. 
B)  our own self appraises whether a situation will harm or benefit individuals. 
C)  positive emotions about an ingroup should lead to ingroup solidarity. 
D)  the more strongly we identify with a group, the weaker our emotions become.

Question 2

Competition for resources is more destructive when groups compete rather than individuals. This is because:

Accepted Answer

A)  of social facilitation. 
B)  of the cumulative impact that additional group members have. 
C)  the commons dilemma is involved. 
D)  ethnocentric actions are more potent than self-interest. 
A)  of social facilitation. 
B)  of the cumulative impact that additional group members have. 
C)  the commons dilemma is involved. 
D)  ethnocentric actions are more potent than self-interest.

Question 3

Race riots in Los Angeles in 1992 were consistent with a relative deprivation theory of social unrest because the rioting took place:

Accepted Answer

A)  in an area that was not as impoverished as other Black areas. 
B)  at the time of the municipal elections. 
C)  in a Black ghetto considered to be the worst in Los Angeles. 
D)  in the summer time during a long hot period. 
A)  in an area that was not as impoverished as other Black areas. 
B)  at the time of the municipal elections. 
C)  in a Black ghetto considered to be the worst in Los Angeles. 
D)  in the summer time during a long hot period.

Question 4

The modern study of intergroup behaviour brings together analyses involving several processes and principles. This perspective is a:

Accepted Answer

A)  group process. 
B)  social influence. 
C)  behavioural analysis. 
D)  meta-theory. 
A)  group process. 
B)  social influence. 
C)  behavioural analysis. 
D)  meta-theory.

Question 5

In societies characterised by a social mobility belief system, individuals can improve the quality of their social identity by:

Accepted Answer

A)  engaging in civil rights activities. 
B)  assimilating into a high-status group. 
C)  emigrating. 
D)  challenging the higher-status group. 
A)  engaging in civil rights activities. 
B)  assimilating into a high-status group. 
C)  emigrating. 
D)  challenging the higher-status group.

Question 6

Le Bon's 1908 theory on crowd behaviour has influenced modern theories because he argued that:

Accepted Answer

A)  only despotic leaders use crowds for their own purposes. 
B)  crowd behaviour has pathological and abnormal elements. 
C)  the more people in the crowd, the more primitive they become. 
D)  crowds trigger pre-modern behaviours. 
A)  only despotic leaders use crowds for their own purposes. 
B)  crowd behaviour has pathological and abnormal elements. 
C)  the more people in the crowd, the more primitive they become. 
D)  crowds trigger pre-modern behaviours.

Question 7

In the same year that the US Supreme Court desegregated the education system, Allport (1954) proposed:

Accepted Answer

A)  social identity theory. 
B)  the contact hypothesis. 
C)  deindividuation. 
D)  the frustration-aggression hypothesis. 
A)  social identity theory. 
B)  the contact hypothesis. 
C)  deindividuation. 
D)  the frustration-aggression hypothesis.

Question 8

Social categorisation refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  a process associated with the realistic conflict theory. 
B)  the attitude that precedes discrimination. 
C)  collective attribution. 
D)  the process of classifying people as members of different social groups. 
A)  a process associated with the realistic conflict theory. 
B)  the attitude that precedes discrimination. 
C)  collective attribution. 
D)  the process of classifying people as members of different social groups.

Question 9

Social identity should become more positive through EACH of:

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A)  social competition, individual creativity and social isolation. 
B)  social competition, social creativity and individual mobility. 
C)  individual competition, individual creativity and individual mobility. 
D)  social castes, ideologies and a feudal system. 
A)  social competition, individual creativity and social isolation. 
B)  social competition, social creativity and individual mobility. 
C)  individual competition, individual creativity and individual mobility. 
D)  social castes, ideologies and a feudal system.

Question 10

The classical graph depicting relative deprivation at different time periods looks like a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  straight rising line. 
B)  J-curve. 
C)  inverted U-shape curve. 
D)  monotonic line. 
A)  straight rising line. 
B)  J-curve. 
C)  inverted U-shape curve. 
D)  monotonic line.

Question 11

Uncertainty-identity theory argues that social identity processes are motivated by:

Accepted Answer

A)  the desire to reduce uncertainty about one's own identity (with regard to how one behaves and relates to other people). 
B)  uncertainty and ambivalence about the future and its consequences. 
C)  uncertainty regarding how to relate to other individuals. 
D)  a desire to identify with groups and adjust our own behaviour accordingly. 
A)  the desire to reduce uncertainty about one's own identity (with regard to how one behaves and relates to other people). 
B)  uncertainty and ambivalence about the future and its consequences. 
C)  uncertainty regarding how to relate to other individuals. 
D)  a desire to identify with groups and adjust our own behaviour accordingly.

Question 12

Which of the following is a notable finding from Sherif's summer camps field study?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prejudice, discrimination and ethnocentrism arose as a consequence of perceived intergroup conflict 
B)  The losers of the intergroup camp games and competitions were usually the ones that expressed the greater intergroup aggression 
C)  Simple contact between members of opposing groups did not improve intergroup relations 
D)  The boys personality types were either authoritarian or dogmatic which caused the conflict 
A)  Prejudice, discrimination and ethnocentrism arose as a consequence of perceived intergroup conflict 
B)  The losers of the intergroup camp games and competitions were usually the ones that expressed the greater intergroup aggression 
C)  Simple contact between members of opposing groups did not improve intergroup relations 
D)  The boys personality types were either authoritarian or dogmatic which caused the conflict

Question 13

Jenny is a staunch atheist who doesn't particularly like religious people. One day at lunchtime, her fellow atheist friend Jack starts telling Jenny about an old friend he has, Tina, who is a Christian. When Jenny discovers that Jack has such a close friend who is religious, she begins to wonder 'perhaps religious people aren't quite as bad as I thought?' This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the extended contact effect. 
B)  generalisation. 
C)  ingroup favouritism. 
D)  bargaining. 
A)  the extended contact effect. 
B)  generalisation. 
C)  ingroup favouritism. 
D)  bargaining.

Question 14

Education, contact, superordinate goals and conciliation are strategies to:

Accepted Answer

A)  generate intergroup competition. 
B)  clarify group boundaries. 
C)  facilitate the dissemination of prototypes. 
D)  improve intergroup relations. 
A)  generate intergroup competition. 
B)  clarify group boundaries. 
C)  facilitate the dissemination of prototypes. 
D)  improve intergroup relations.

Question 15

When representatives of different groups resolve intergroup conflict through direct negotiation, we have a case of:

Accepted Answer

A)  bargaining. 
B)  conciliation. 
C)  arbitration. 
D)  mediation. 
A)  bargaining. 
B)  conciliation. 
C)  arbitration. 
D)  mediation.

Question 16

The social dilemma which states that 'cooperation by all benefits all, but competition by all harms all' is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  the free-rider effect. 
B)  the commons dilemma. 
C)  the all for one, one for all effect. 
D)  social unrest. 
A)  the free-rider effect. 
B)  the commons dilemma. 
C)  the all for one, one for all effect. 
D)  social unrest.

Question 17

Which of the following statements on social unrest is supported by research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social unrest results in collective action only when we perceive there is injustice of some form. 
B)  Collective action in the form of protest only happens when participants believe the protest will be successful. 
C)  Collective action begins when an individual sees that one member of an outgroup is more successful. 
D)  Social unrest begins when we do not achieve our goals as a result of social inadequacies. 
A)  Social unrest results in collective action only when we perceive there is injustice of some form. 
B)  Collective action in the form of protest only happens when participants believe the protest will be successful. 
C)  Collective action begins when an individual sees that one member of an outgroup is more successful. 
D)  Social unrest begins when we do not achieve our goals as a result of social inadequacies.

Question 18

In his book The Crowd (1908), Le Bon argued that people in a crowd:

Accepted Answer

A)  unleash primitive and homogenous behaviour. 
B)  locate food sources before settling down. 
C)  establish personal territories. 
D)  relax and get to know each other. 
A)  unleash primitive and homogenous behaviour. 
B)  locate food sources before settling down. 
C)  establish personal territories. 
D)  relax and get to know each other.

Question 19

Ethnocentrism refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  an egocentric world view. 
B)  collective outgroup aggression. 
C)  the view that one's group is superior. 
D)  inability to see other perspectives. 
A)  an egocentric world view. 
B)  collective outgroup aggression. 
C)  the view that one's group is superior. 
D)  inability to see other perspectives.

Question 20

Intergroup differentiation refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  a widely shared and simplified evaluative image of a social group. 
B)  behaviours that emphasise differences between one's own group and other groups. 
C)  an evaluative preference for all aspects of one's own group relative to another. 
D)  a low level of discrimination. 
A)  a widely shared and simplified evaluative image of a social group. 
B)  behaviours that emphasise differences between one's own group and other groups. 
C)  an evaluative preference for all aspects of one's own group relative to another. 
D)  a low level of discrimination.

According to intergroup emotion theory proposed by Mackie and her colleagues, in an intergroup context:

Competition for resources is more destructive when groups compete rather than individuals. This is because:

Race riots in Los Angeles in 1992 were consistent with a relative deprivation theory of social unrest because the rioting took place:

The modern study of intergroup behaviour brings together analyses involving several processes and principles. This perspective is a:

In societies characterised by a social mobility belief system, individuals can improve the quality of their social identity by:

Le Bon's 1908 theory on crowd behaviour has influenced modern theories because he argued that:

In the same year that the US Supreme Court desegregated the education system, Allport (1954) proposed:

Social categorisation refers to:

Social identity should become more positive through EACH of:

The classical graph depicting relative deprivation at different time periods looks like a(n):

Uncertainty-identity theory argues that social identity processes are motivated by:

Which of the following is a notable finding from Sherif's summer camps field study?

Education, contact, superordinate goals and conciliation are strategies to:

When representatives of different groups resolve intergroup conflict through direct negotiation, we have a case of:

The social dilemma which states that 'cooperation by all benefits all, but competition by all harms all' is referred to as:

Which of the following statements on social unrest is supported by research?

In his book The Crowd (1908), Le Bon argued that people in a crowd:

Ethnocentrism refers to:

Intergroup differentiation refers to:

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Exam 11: Intergroup Behaviour

According to intergroup emotion theory proposed by Mackie and her colleagues, in an intergroup context:

Competition for resources is more destructive when groups compete rather than individuals. This is because:

Race riots in Los Angeles in 1992 were consistent with a relative deprivation theory of social unrest because the rioting took place:

The modern study of intergroup behaviour brings together analyses involving several processes and principles. This perspective is a:

In societies characterised by a social mobility belief system, individuals can improve the quality of their social identity by:

Le Bon's 1908 theory on crowd behaviour has influenced modern theories because he argued that:

In the same year that the US Supreme Court desegregated the education system, Allport (1954) proposed:

Social categorisation refers to:

Social identity should become more positive through EACH of:

The classical graph depicting relative deprivation at different time periods looks like a(n):

Uncertainty-identity theory argues that social identity processes are motivated by:

Which of the following is a notable finding from Sherif's summer camps field study?

Education, contact, superordinate goals and conciliation are strategies to:

When representatives of different groups resolve intergroup conflict through direct negotiation, we have a case of:

The social dilemma which states that 'cooperation by all benefits all, but competition by all harms all' is referred to as:

Which of the following statements on social unrest is supported by research?

In his book The Crowd (1908), Le Bon argued that people in a crowd:

Ethnocentrism refers to:

Intergroup differentiation refers to:

Introducing Social Psychology

Social Cognition and Social Thinking

Attribution and Social Explanation

Self and Identity

Attitudes

Persuasion and Attitude Change

Social Influence

People in Groups

Leadership and Group Decision Making

Prejudice and Discrimination

Aggression

Prosocial Behaviour

Attraction and Close Relationships

Language and Communication

Culture

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