When People Talk About Positive Behaviors Performed by Members of an Outgroup

question 43

Multiple Choice

When people talk about positive behaviors performed by members of an outgroup, they tend to use more concrete descriptions. This phenomenon is consistent with:

• A) the linguistic intergroup bias.
• B) the mortality salience hypothesis.
• C) the ultimate attribution error.
• D) the hostile prejudice hypothesis.

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Definitions:

Social Psychology

The scientific study of how individuals think, influence, and relate to one another within a social context.

Developmental Psychology

A branch of psychology that studies how people grow and change over the course of their life, from infancy to old age.

Personality Psychology

Refers to the branch of psychology that studies individual differences, traits, and patterns of thought and emotions that characterize a person over time.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to overemphasize personal characteristics and ignore situational factors when judging others' behavior.