An Accentuation of Intergroup Differences Produced by Social Categorisation

question 3

Multiple Choice

An accentuation of intergroup differences produced by social categorisation:

• A) is particularly strong where there are clear boundaries between groups.
• B) occurs predominantly on dimensions that favour the outgroup.
• C) can be most successfully accomplished through the media.
• D) is amplified when there is a strong need to differentiate the groups.

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Definitions:

Discrimination

Discriminatory actions or attitudes against people belonging to distinct categories, mainly due to factors like ethnicity, age, or sexual orientation.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs through associations between an environmental stimulus and a naturally occurring stimulus, famously demonstrated by Ivan Pavlov's experiments with dogs.

Conditioned Stimulus (CS)

A stimulus that was neutral but becomes able to provoke a conditioned response after being paired with an unconditioned stimulus.

Conditioned Response (CR)

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become conditioned through association with an unconditioned stimulus.