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Recall that Sherif and his colleagues (1951) created conflict between two groups of boys in a summer camp.Once in-group cohesiveness was established, they set up a series of competitive situations such as tug-of-war and other competitive games.Conflict between the two groups escalated.Sherif and his colleagues were only successful in reducing conflict and hostility when

A) they brought the groups together in neutral situations.
B) leaders endorsed a truce between the two rival groups.
C) they constructed situations that fostered mutual interdependence.
D) groups were punished for behaving with hostility.

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If someone from Texas and someone from Massachusetts were asked about their stereotypes of Hollywood actors, they would probably have remarkably similar stereotypes.This is because stereotypes are perpetuated in a culture on a large scale through

A) heredity.
B) religion.
C) the media.
D) politicians.

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Prejudice may be maintained by ________ normative rules.

Because we live in a ________ society, many men have feelings of ________ towards women.

Which of the following is out of place?

________ refers to an attitude toward a distinguishable group of people based solely on their group membership.

Research by Deutsch and Collins (1951) suggests that when residents of a segregated versus racially integrated housing project were surveyed after living there for several months, people who had lived in the integrated environment tended to

How are stereotypes likely to change? Evidence indicates that

Critics of the Implicit Association Test propose that the best way to validate the test is to observe people's

Julius is African American and Mike is White; both are basketball players for high-school teams.They both score same number of baskets and have similar records of assists, rebounds, and free throws.According to information from your text, who would be viewed as having more athletic ability and as having played a better game overall?

Lucas reads an article in the newspaper about a man recently arrested for polygamy."Yuck! That lifestyle disgusts me!" Lucas says with disdain.Lucas is expressing his ________ about polygamy.

According to your text, what is one reason why early attempts at desegregation failed?

Walter Stephan (1978) conducted a careful study of the effects of school desegregation.Contrary to results found in the study of the desegregation of housing projects, Stephan found that

________ is to personal attribution for misfortune as ________ is to situational attribution for misfortune.

Alan just met Tina who is from a small rural town in the South.Alan believes that people from the South are narrow-minded, conservatively religious, and prudish.Tina, however, is none of these.What will Alan think?

Findings in research (Dovidio & Gaertner, 2008) on prejudice suggest that for many people, prejudice

British social psychologist Henri Tajfel (1982) asserted that in-group bias is

Brad believes that all Buddhists live more fulfilling lives, are happier, and have a more superior religious philosophy than any other religion or faith.This belief represents Brad's

Which of the following examples best captures the social-psychological concept of a stereotype?

Researchers state that one reason the jigsaw classroom is effective is that it allows the individual to develop a category of "oneness." By this he means that