Explaining Away Outgroup Members' Positive Behaviors and Attributing Negative Behaviors

question 50

Multiple Choice

Explaining away outgroup members' positive behaviors and attributing negative behaviors to their dispositions is known as:

• A)defensive pessimism.
• B)just-world bias.
• C)intragroup discrimination.
• D)group-serving bias.

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Definitions:

Anxious Temperament

A predisposition to respond to potential threats with increased anxiety, reflecting a stable trait rather than a momentary state.

Behavioural Inhibition

A temperament in early childhood that may be related to anxiety disorders later in life, characterized by profound avoidance of others in preschool, and atypical autonomic nervous system responses to novelty.

Anxiety Disorder

A mental health condition characterized by excessive fear or worry that interferes with daily activities.

Homotypic Continuity

An underlying (developmental) process or impairment may change, but the way it is manifested stays the same (e.g., the prediction of a disorder by the same disorder).