Question 1

Superordinate goals are goals designed by one group to dominate or exclude an outgroup.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

At the Robbers Cave,the Sherifs fueled intergroup conflict by

Accepted Answer

A) manipulating the group leaders. 
B) promoting intergroup competition. 
C) faking intergroup attacks. 
D) giving one group special privileges. 
E) promoting intragroup competition. 
A) manipulating the group leaders. 
B) promoting intergroup competition. 
C) faking intergroup attacks. 
D) giving one group special privileges. 
E) promoting intragroup competition.

Question 3

Which is true concerning social dominance orientation (SDO)?

Accepted Answer

A) High SDO individuals strive to maximize their group's relative gain over other groups. 
B) Low SDO individuals focus on individual competition,rather than group-level competition. 
C) Those who focus on "equalizing conditions for all groups" are high in SDO. 
D) High SDO goes hand in hand with the fundamental attribution error. 
E) Those who prefer peaceful solutions to conflict lack a SDO. 
A) High SDO individuals strive to maximize their group's relative gain over other groups. 
B) Low SDO individuals focus on individual competition,rather than group-level competition. 
C) Those who focus on "equalizing conditions for all groups" are high in SDO. 
D) High SDO goes hand in hand with the fundamental attribution error. 
E) Those who prefer peaceful solutions to conflict lack a SDO.

Question 4

In the Robbers Cave experiment,the Sherifs formed groups by

Accepted Answer

A) letting the boys join the team they preferred. 
B) assigning the boys to two groups so that friends were clustered together. 
C) contacting already existing groups and asking them to participate. 
D) picking up the boys on different days and keeping them apart for one week. 
A) letting the boys join the team they preferred. 
B) assigning the boys to two groups so that friends were clustered together. 
C) contacting already existing groups and asking them to participate. 
D) picking up the boys on different days and keeping them apart for one week.

Question 5

Realistic conflict theory emphasizes the link between conflict and

Accepted Answer

A) perceptions. 
B) competition. 
C) aggression. 
D) social categorization. 
A) perceptions. 
B) competition. 
C) aggression. 
D) social categorization.

Question 6

Insko and his colleagues believe that the discontinuity effect is caused by

Accepted Answer

A) people's relatively greater distrust of groups. 
B) social identity processes. 
C) stereotypes that are socially shared among group members. 
D) changes in personality processes that occur in group settings. 
A) people's relatively greater distrust of groups. 
B) social identity processes. 
C) stereotypes that are socially shared among group members. 
D) changes in personality processes that occur in group settings.

Question 7

According to social identity theory,

Accepted Answer

A) intergroup conflicts fit into several kinds of categories. 
B) group membership leads to conflict only when competition occurs. 
C) social categorization limits conflict by isolating groups. 
D) the more people identify with the group they favor their group over other groups. 
E) social categorization is instinctive. 
A) intergroup conflicts fit into several kinds of categories. 
B) group membership leads to conflict only when competition occurs. 
C) social categorization limits conflict by isolating groups. 
D) the more people identify with the group they favor their group over other groups. 
E) social categorization is instinctive.

Question 8

During intergroup conflict,males are usually treated more negatively by the outgroup than are females.Why?

Accepted Answer

During intergroup conflict, males are of

Question 9

Jeremy went on a summer vacation to Europe and stayed in Paris for one night.He took a taxi to his hotel and felt that the driver was extremely rude.Upon his return,a friend of Jeremy's asked him how the people in Europe were,and Jeremy responded that everyone in France is rude.Jeremy has fallen prey to the

Accepted Answer

A) extremity bias. 
B) group attribution error. 
C) ingroup differentiation bias. 
D) law of small numbers. 
E) outgroup heterogeneity bias. 
A) extremity bias. 
B) group attribution error. 
C) ingroup differentiation bias. 
D) law of small numbers. 
E) outgroup heterogeneity bias.

Question 10

According to the ___ theory of conflict,when a group of people experiences frustration,tensions build up that must eventually be released.The group releases these tensions by attacking an innocent group.

Accepted Answer

A) scapegoat 
B) social identity 
C) evolutionary 
D) normative 
E) realistic group conflict 
A) scapegoat 
B) social identity 
C) evolutionary 
D) normative 
E) realistic group conflict

Question 11

Describe the procedures used and findings obtained by the Sherifs and their colleagues in the Robbers Cave Experiment.

Accepted Answer

The Robbers Cave Experiment was conducte

Question 12

Scapegoat theory provides an answer for one particularly irrational form of intergroup conflict: two minority groups attacking each other instead of the dominant majority group that victimizes them both.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Stereotypes

Accepted Answer

A) are widely adopted by many people rather than by single individuals. 
B) tend to be so exaggerated that they are inaccurate. 
C) tend to be negative rather than positive. 
D) are resistant to revision when new,disconfirming,evidence is acquired. 
E) have all the qualities listed here. 
A) are widely adopted by many people rather than by single individuals. 
B) tend to be so exaggerated that they are inaccurate. 
C) tend to be negative rather than positive. 
D) are resistant to revision when new,disconfirming,evidence is acquired. 
E) have all the qualities listed here.

Question 14

Greed,anonymity,and fear contribute to groups being more competitive than individuals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which one is a key component of the jigsaw method?

Accepted Answer

A) open sharing of viewpoints 
B) training in dispute resolution methods 
C) studying class materials in mixed-group teams 
D) support from authorities who encourage contact 
E) development of friendships that cut across group boundaries 
A) open sharing of viewpoints 
B) training in dispute resolution methods 
C) studying class materials in mixed-group teams 
D) support from authorities who encourage contact 
E) development of friendships that cut across group boundaries

Question 16

Which of the following is more likely?

Accepted Answer

A) When an outgroup member behaves heroically,Ed says "that is just the kind of people they are." 
B) When an outgroup member robs a bank,Eds says "times are hard,aren't they?" 
C) When an ingroup member steals,Ed says "He took some money from someone else." 
D) When Ed sees an outgroup member sporting an unusual tattoo,Ed says "what a weird dude." 
E) When an outgroup member steals,Ed says "I thought those people were honest." 
A) When an outgroup member behaves heroically,Ed says "that is just the kind of people they are." 
B) When an outgroup member robs a bank,Eds says "times are hard,aren't they?" 
C) When an ingroup member steals,Ed says "He took some money from someone else." 
D) When Ed sees an outgroup member sporting an unusual tattoo,Ed says "what a weird dude." 
E) When an outgroup member steals,Ed says "I thought those people were honest."

Question 17

At the Robbers Cave,contact between the two opposing factions initially

Accepted Answer

A) produced small reductions in hostility. 
B) was not used to reduce conflict. 
C) did little to help reduce hostility until superordinate goals were introduced. 
D) led to substantial reductions in hostility. 
A) produced small reductions in hostility. 
B) was not used to reduce conflict. 
C) did little to help reduce hostility until superordinate goals were introduced. 
D) led to substantial reductions in hostility.

Question 18

Insko and his colleagues,in cross-generational studies of social evolutionary processes,found that

Accepted Answer

A) groups of women were more rebellious than groups of men. 
B) groups with coercive power tended to get lazy,preferring to confiscate products rather than work to produce them. 
C) military subjugation is superior to economic subjugation. 
D) only one group reacted to oppression by sabotaging products and working slowly. 
A) groups of women were more rebellious than groups of men. 
B) groups with coercive power tended to get lazy,preferring to confiscate products rather than work to produce them. 
C) military subjugation is superior to economic subjugation. 
D) only one group reacted to oppression by sabotaging products and working slowly.

Question 19

According to the comprehensive review of the contact hypothesis carried out by Pettigrew and Tropp,contact is most effective in ___ settings.

Accepted Answer

A) recreational 
B) work 
C) residential 
D) school 
E) tourism 
A) recreational 
B) work 
C) residential 
D) school 
E) tourism

Question 20

According to ___ theory,wariness of outgroup members-and even the propensity to take hostile actions against them-was so essential to human's survival in earlier epochs that nature favored those who engaged in intergroup conflict over those who were pacifistic.

Accepted Answer

A) scapegoat 
B) social identity 
C) evolutionary 
D) normative 
E) realistic group conflict 
A) scapegoat 
B) social identity 
C) evolutionary 
D) normative 
E) realistic group conflict

Superordinate goals are goals designed by one group to dominate or exclude an outgroup.

At the Robbers Cave,the Sherifs fueled intergroup conflict by

Which is true concerning social dominance orientation (SDO)?

In the Robbers Cave experiment,the Sherifs formed groups by

Realistic conflict theory emphasizes the link between conflict and

Insko and his colleagues believe that the discontinuity effect is caused by

According to social identity theory,

During intergroup conflict,males are usually treated more negatively by the outgroup than are females.Why?

According to the ___ theory of conflict,when a group of people experiences frustration,tensions build up that must eventually be released.The group releases these tensions by attacking an innocent group.

Describe the procedures used and findings obtained by the Sherifs and their colleagues in the Robbers Cave Experiment.

Scapegoat theory provides an answer for one particularly irrational form of intergroup conflict: two minority groups attacking each other instead of the dominant majority group that victimizes them both.

Stereotypes

Greed,anonymity,and fear contribute to groups being more competitive than individuals.

Which one is a key component of the jigsaw method?

Which of the following is more likely?

At the Robbers Cave,contact between the two opposing factions initially

Insko and his colleagues,in cross-generational studies of social evolutionary processes,found that

According to the comprehensive review of the contact hypothesis carried out by Pettigrew and Tropp,contact is most effective in ___ settings.

According to ___ theory,wariness of outgroup members-and even the propensity to take hostile actions against them-was so essential to human's survival in earlier epochs that nature favored those who engaged in intergroup conflict over those who were pacifistic.

An Introduction to Group Dynamics

Studying Groups

Inclusion and Identity

Formation

Cohesion and Development

Structure

Influence

Power

Leadership

Performance

Teams

Decision Making

Conflict

Groups in Context

Growth and Change

Crowds and Collectives

Filters

Exam 14: Intergroup Relations

Superordinate goals are goals designed by one group to dominate or exclude an outgroup.

At the Robbers Cave,the Sherifs fueled intergroup conflict by

Which is true concerning social dominance orientation (SDO)?

In the Robbers Cave experiment,the Sherifs formed groups by

Realistic conflict theory emphasizes the link between conflict and

Insko and his colleagues believe that the discontinuity effect is caused by

According to social identity theory,

During intergroup conflict,males are usually treated more negatively by the outgroup than are females.Why?

According to the ___ theory of conflict,when a group of people experiences frustration,tensions build up that must eventually be released.The group releases these tensions by attacking an innocent group.

Describe the procedures used and findings obtained by the Sherifs and their colleagues in the Robbers Cave Experiment.

Scapegoat theory provides an answer for one particularly irrational form of intergroup conflict: two minority groups attacking each other instead of the dominant majority group that victimizes them both.

Stereotypes

Greed,anonymity,and fear contribute to groups being more competitive than individuals.

Which one is a key component of the jigsaw method?

Which of the following is more likely?

At the Robbers Cave,contact between the two opposing factions initially

Insko and his colleagues,in cross-generational studies of social evolutionary processes,found that

According to the comprehensive review of the contact hypothesis carried out by Pettigrew and Tropp,contact is most effective in ___ settings.

According to ___ theory,wariness of outgroup members-and even the propensity to take hostile actions against them-was so essential to human's survival in earlier epochs that nature favored those who engaged in intergroup conflict over those who were pacifistic.

An Introduction to Group Dynamics

Studying Groups

Inclusion and Identity

Formation

Cohesion and Development

Structure

Influence

Power

Leadership

Performance

Teams

Decision Making

Conflict

Groups in Context

Growth and Change

Crowds and Collectives

Filters