Exam 17: C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

According to Gordon Allport,if you show a negative attitude toward members of another group only because your friends or co-workers expect you to think about this group as they do,you are exhibiting a personal prejudice.

Although prejudice was reduced by jigsaw classrooms,it did not improve the children's grades,self-esteem,or attitudes toward school.

The likelihood that help will be given to a person in need is reduced when there are many people present due to a(n)__________ of responsibility.

According to your text,which of the following promotes living with diversity?

Intergroup conflict between two groups of boys at a summer camp was most efficiently reduced by emergencies that required the cooperation of both groups.

Because their comparison level is lower,lonely persons,or those whose friendships have been marginal,might stay in a relationship that others with a higher comparison level might consider unacceptable.

Regarding living with diversity,which of the following statements is FALSE?

When looking at the concept of "race," it is impossible to biologically determine a given person's race.