Exam 19: Interpersonal, Group, and Intergroup Processes

Findings by Tajfel and colleagues (1971) are important because they suggest that there is a(n) ___________ component to prejudice beyond any economic, political, or historical factor.

What phenomenon consists of people in teams putting less effort than those working alone?

What is our 'social identity' according to the social identity theory?

In their analysis of mass shootings, Leary and colleagues (2003) reported that at least _________ of the 15 incidents, the perpetrator had been subjected to a pattern of malicious bullying, ostracism, and humiliation.

Discuss the three aspects that characterize intimate, and therefore satisfied, relationships according to Reis and Patrick (1996)?

Alike anger, sadness declines relatively slowly after a breakup, taking at least _________ to dissipate.

A family is a group mainly based on:

What is the ideal waist-to-hip ratio for a woman to be perceived especially physically attractive, according to the findings by Streeter and McBurney (2003)?

Describe the evolutionary explanations of cultural differences in women's body size preferences and the attraction for women with a small waist-to-hip ratio.

What are the main consequences associated with social rejection and/or social exclusion?

A(n) ____________ personality is characterized by a tendency to express prejudice towards a whole range of minority groups, particularly those perceived as lower status or weak in a society.

Physiological arousal can be detrimental to performance on a ___________ task. This is because such arousal relies on __________ processes and heuristics.

According to the emergent ___________ theory, people behave aggressively when they are in a(n) _________ not because they ignore the societal __________ of non-violence but because they adhere to a different group _________ of aggression that may arise in certain circumstances.

According to what phenomenon people who work in a team feel less personally responsible for the task at hand?

What was introduced in Sherif's study to reduce conflict between the two groups?

Body _______ and body ________ are both important factors where perceptions of women's attractiveness are concerned.

In their analysis of mass shootings, Leary and colleagues (2003) reported that in _________ of the 15 incidents, there were no histories of social rejection.