PSYC 255 QUIZ 3 2026 FINAL PAPER REVIEW
QUESTIONS ANSWERS BUNDLED PRACTICE
COLLECTION
◉ Prejudice.
Answer: a negative attitude and feeling toward an individual based
solely on one's membership in a particular social group
◉ Out-group.
Answer: a group that we view as fundamentally different from us
◉ Self -fulfilling prophecy.
Answer: tendency for people to behave as they are expected to
behave
◉ Stereotyping.
Answer: A specific belief or assumption about individuals based
solely on their membership in a group, regardless of their individual
characteristics
◉ In group - outgroup bias.
, Answer: Prejudice and discrimination because the other group is
perceived as different and is less preferred than our group
◉ facial feedback hypothesis.
Answer: he movement of our facial muscles can trigger
corresponding emotions
◉ cognitive appraisal.
Answer: The cognitive interpretations that accompany emotions
◉ misattribution of arousal.
Answer: The tendency for people to incorrectly label the source of
the arousal that they are experiencing
◉ Just - World Hypothesis.
Answer: the belief that people get the outcomes they deserve
◉ Scapegoating.
Answer: The act of blaming an out- group when the in - group
experiences frustration or is blocked from obtaining a goal
◉ ACTOR-OBSERVER EFFECT.
QUESTIONS ANSWERS BUNDLED PRACTICE
COLLECTION
◉ Prejudice.
Answer: a negative attitude and feeling toward an individual based
solely on one's membership in a particular social group
◉ Out-group.
Answer: a group that we view as fundamentally different from us
◉ Self -fulfilling prophecy.
Answer: tendency for people to behave as they are expected to
behave
◉ Stereotyping.
Answer: A specific belief or assumption about individuals based
solely on their membership in a group, regardless of their individual
characteristics
◉ In group - outgroup bias.
, Answer: Prejudice and discrimination because the other group is
perceived as different and is less preferred than our group
◉ facial feedback hypothesis.
Answer: he movement of our facial muscles can trigger
corresponding emotions
◉ cognitive appraisal.
Answer: The cognitive interpretations that accompany emotions
◉ misattribution of arousal.
Answer: The tendency for people to incorrectly label the source of
the arousal that they are experiencing
◉ Just - World Hypothesis.
Answer: the belief that people get the outcomes they deserve
◉ Scapegoating.
Answer: The act of blaming an out- group when the in - group
experiences frustration or is blocked from obtaining a goal
◉ ACTOR-OBSERVER EFFECT.
