The Tendency to Favour the In-Group and Discriminate Against the Out-Group

question 71

Multiple Choice

The tendency to favour the in-group and discriminate against the out-group is

• A) a result of the need to perceive the world accurately.
• B) an automatic product of information processing.
• C) more likely in people who are "cognitive misers."
• D) more likely in people who are high in the need for cognition.
• E) motivated at least in part by the desire to enhance self-esteem.

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Definitions:

Deep Brain Stimulation

A medical treatment involving the implantation of a device that sends electrical impulses to specific parts of the brain to treat neurological disorders.

Electrodes

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Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic

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