Two Neighboring High Schools Have Been Feuding Since the Annual

question 63

Multiple Choice

Two neighboring high schools have been feuding since the annual football game ended in a tie. The principals of the schools decide that the tension may subside if the two schools participate in joint activities, such as assemblies that would allow the students to hear a local band. The strategy is likely to be ineffective, however, because the

• A) two groups have equal status.
• B) trying to resolve intergroup conflicts always results in further conflicts.
• C) students at the two schools are unlikely to have personal contact.
• D) principals have established the wrong social norm.

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Definitions:

Just Noticeable Difference

The smallest difference in stimulus intensity that a specific sense can detect.

Just Noticeable Difference

The minimal change in a stimulus that can just barely be detected by the organism.

Difference Threshold

The minimum difference in intensity between two stimuli required for them to be perceived as different 50% of the time.

Selective Attention

The cognitive process of focusing on a particular object or task in the environment while ignoring other irrelevant information.