We Have a Natural Tendency to Categorize Our Environment

question 237

Multiple Choice

We have a natural tendency to categorize our environment. When we categorize people, we will tend to show

• A) out-group favouritism.
• B) in-group favouritism.
• C) out-group homogeneity.
• D) stereotype threat.
• E) both in-group favouritism and out-group homogeneity.

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Definitions:

Full-time Retailer

Describes a business or individual that sells goods to the public in relatively small quantities for personal use, operating as their primary occupation.

Vicarious Achievement

Experiencing a sense of accomplishment through the successes of others, typically close individuals or groups with whom one identifies.

Pharmaceutical Company

An enterprise that focuses on researching, developing, manufacturing, and distributing drugs for medical use.

Used

Being utilized for a purpose or having been employed in the past.