You Think All Professors Are Uncoordinated, but Then You See

question 3

Multiple Choice

You think all professors are uncoordinated, but then you see your social psychology professor make a diving catch down the left-field line at an intramural softball game against the Arts Department team. You also notice that your professor hits lead-off for the team and is able to score from second base on a ground-out. You maintain your original stereotype of professors as uncoordinated by deciding that this one individual is an exception to the rule because he is a "young professor." This is an example of

• A) social identity theory.
• B) implicit personality theory.
• C) subtyping.
• D) a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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Definitions:

Identification

The process of associating oneself with certain aspects of another person, group, or with certain characteristics.

Poor Self-worth

A negative perception of one’s own value or worth, characterized by low self-esteem and a lack of confidence in one’s abilities or qualities.

Fixation

A state in which an individual becomes obsessed with an attachment to another person, object, or developmental stage.

Psychosexual Development

A Freudian concept detailing the stages of development from infancy to adulthood, focusing on how the pleasure-seeking energies of the id become focused on certain erogenous zones at different ages.