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8th EditionDavid Barlow, Stefan Hofmann, V Durand
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8th EditionDavid Barlow, Stefan Hofmann, V Durand
307 solutions
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Cognitive Psychology
4th EditionE Bruce Goldstein
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What is the negative attitude toward the members of a specific social group?
Prejudice is a negative attitude and feeling toward an individual based solely on one's membership in a particular social group (Allport, 1954; Brown, 2010).
Which of the following can be seen as a negative attitude toward an individual based on their presumed membership in a group?
In social psychology, prejudice is defined as a negative attitude toward an individual based solely on that person's presumed membership in a particular group. The people who hold prejudices usually justify them with stereotypes, overgeneralized beliefs about the traits and attributes of members of a particular group.
Is the idea that group identities should be ignored and that people should be judged solely on their individual merits?
The idea that group identities should be ignored and that people should be judged solely on their individual merits, thereby avoiding any judgment based on group membership, is called: colorblind ideology.
Which statement below most accurately reflects the relationship between alcohol and aggression?
Which statement below most accurately reflects the relationship between alcohol and aggression? Alcohol interferes with our ability to attribute ambiguous behavior to situations.