Which of the Following Would Be the LEAST Effective Strategy

question 102

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be the LEAST effective strategy for reducing intergroup conflict?

• A) Reduce persons' anxiety before they encounter outgroup members.
• B) Activate the goal to make judgments quickly.
• C) Give people ways to increase their sense of self-worth.
• D) Increase the salience of people's egalitarian values.

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Definitions:

Fundamental Attribution Error

A cognitive bias in which people tend to attribute others' behaviors to their personality or character, rather than to external factors.

Power Tactics

Strategies or methods used by individuals or groups to exert influence or control over others to gain authority or power.

Milgram

Refers to Stanley Milgram, a psychologist known for his groundbreaking research on obedience, demonstrating that people are willing to obey authority figures to the extent of causing harm to others.

Agentic State

A psychological state in which an individual sees themselves as an agent executing the orders of an authority, often used to explain obedience to authority.