PSYCH 3375 Exam questions 1 with
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schemas| -| VERIFIED| ANSWER✔✔-cognitive| structures| that| contain| a| person's| knowledge| and| beliefs|
about| a| particular| social| group
categorization| -| VERIFIED| ANSWER✔✔-group| similar| items| together| where| we| ignore| differences| and|
focus| on| similarities
social| categorization| -| VERIFIED| ANSWER✔✔-
in-group| v.| outgroups| -| VERIFIED| ANSWER✔✔-in-groups| are| the| groups| that| we| identify| with| while|
out-groups| are| the| groups| we| explicitly| don't| identify| with;| us| v.| them
minimal| groups| paradigm| -| VERIFIED| ANSWER✔✔-in-groups| and| out-groups| can| be| created| from| the|
most| trivial,| minimal| conditions
causes| of| out-group| homogeneity| effect| -| VERIFIED| ANSWER✔✔-1.| people| sped| more| time| with| in-
group| and| therefore| have| more| info
2.| interactions| with| in-group| members| provide| more| info| about| unique| characteristics
3.| people| are| motivated| to| see| themselves| as| unique| and| maintain| individuality
4.| in-group| v.| out-group| comparisons| are| typically| made| at| group| level
out-group| homogeneity| effect| -| VERIFIED| ANSWER✔✔-when| people| overestimate| the| differences| b/t|
groups| and| *underestimate| the| differences| within| groups*
ultimate| attribution| error| -| VERIFIED| ANSWER✔✔-occurs| when| people| assume| their| own| group|
negative| behavior| is| explained| by| situational| factors| and| similar| actions| of| out-groups| are|
dispositional| factors
social| role| theory| -| VERIFIED| ANSWER✔✔-when| people| observe| other| they| pay| attention| to| their|
roles| that| they| occupy| and| then| associate| the| roles| to| the| individual;| they| then| associate| the| roles|
with| the| individual
social| roles| (social| role| theory)| -| VERIFIED| ANSWER✔✔-beliefs| develop| through| observations| down|
through| the| years;| for| instance| stereotypes| developed| that| labeled| women| as| caring/concerned| and|
stereotypes| about| men| being| self-confident| and| assertive| emerged| from| observations| of| their| social|
roles| and| the| positions| they| occupy
correct answers
schemas| -| VERIFIED| ANSWER✔✔-cognitive| structures| that| contain| a| person's| knowledge| and| beliefs|
about| a| particular| social| group
categorization| -| VERIFIED| ANSWER✔✔-group| similar| items| together| where| we| ignore| differences| and|
focus| on| similarities
social| categorization| -| VERIFIED| ANSWER✔✔-
in-group| v.| outgroups| -| VERIFIED| ANSWER✔✔-in-groups| are| the| groups| that| we| identify| with| while|
out-groups| are| the| groups| we| explicitly| don't| identify| with;| us| v.| them
minimal| groups| paradigm| -| VERIFIED| ANSWER✔✔-in-groups| and| out-groups| can| be| created| from| the|
most| trivial,| minimal| conditions
causes| of| out-group| homogeneity| effect| -| VERIFIED| ANSWER✔✔-1.| people| sped| more| time| with| in-
group| and| therefore| have| more| info
2.| interactions| with| in-group| members| provide| more| info| about| unique| characteristics
3.| people| are| motivated| to| see| themselves| as| unique| and| maintain| individuality
4.| in-group| v.| out-group| comparisons| are| typically| made| at| group| level
out-group| homogeneity| effect| -| VERIFIED| ANSWER✔✔-when| people| overestimate| the| differences| b/t|
groups| and| *underestimate| the| differences| within| groups*
ultimate| attribution| error| -| VERIFIED| ANSWER✔✔-occurs| when| people| assume| their| own| group|
negative| behavior| is| explained| by| situational| factors| and| similar| actions| of| out-groups| are|
dispositional| factors
social| role| theory| -| VERIFIED| ANSWER✔✔-when| people| observe| other| they| pay| attention| to| their|
roles| that| they| occupy| and| then| associate| the| roles| to| the| individual;| they| then| associate| the| roles|
with| the| individual
social| roles| (social| role| theory)| -| VERIFIED| ANSWER✔✔-beliefs| develop| through| observations| down|
through| the| years;| for| instance| stereotypes| developed| that| labeled| women| as| caring/concerned| and|
stereotypes| about| men| being| self-confident| and| assertive| emerged| from| observations| of| their| social|
roles| and| the| positions| they| occupy
