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:

Plagioclase Feldspar

A group of common rock-forming silicate minerals that are significant components of many igneous rocks.

Potassium Feldspar

A very common silicate mineral that contains potassium; synonym: K-feldspar.

Meteorite

A solid piece of debris from an object, such as a comet, asteroid, or meteoroid, that originates in outer space and survives its passage through the Earth's atmosphere to reach the ground.

Nonsilicates

Minerals that do not contain silicon-oxygen tetrahedra, including classes like oxides, sulfides, and carbonates.