SOP 3004 Final Exam Questions With 100% Verified Answers

Minimal Intergroup Paradigm - ANSWER-an experimental procedure in which short-term, arbitrary, artificial groups are created to explore the foundations of prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination; overestimator vs underestimator experimet Perceived Outgroup Homogeneity - ANSWER-phenomenon of overestimating the extent to which members within other groups are similar to each other Prejudice - ANSWER-generalized attitude toward members of a social group Realistic Group Conflict Theory - ANSWER-proposal that intergroup conflict, and negative prejudices and stereotypes, emerge out of actual competition between groups for desired resources; people in the U.S. that live on the border don't like Mexican immigrants competing for resources Scapegoating - ANSWER-process of blaming members of other groups for one's frustrations and failures; C.P. Ellis blaming blacks for his financial woes Social Dominance Orientation - ANSWER-extent to which a person desires that his or her own group dominate other groups and be socially and materially superior to them Social Identity - ANSWER-beliefs and feelings we have toward the groups to which we see ourselves belonging; like C.P. Ellis, whose self image was elevated when he embraced the Klan and its white Christian heritage, many of our self images are elevated by the pride we have in our group and ethnic backgrounds Stereotype - ANSWER-generalized belief about members of social groups; beliefs that reflect what we think members of a particular group are like; not only can