Minimal Groups Are

question 71

Multiple Choice

Minimal groups are:

• A)based on status characteristics that influence how people are perceived and treated across social settings
• B)created in the laboratory when a trivial distinction between individuals is made salient
• C)groups assigned by researchers that require little investment on the part of their members
• D)the groups individuals are born into
• E)the family and society

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Definitions:

Comfortable

Providing a state of physical or psychological ease and freedom from pain or constraint.

Grief and Bereavement

Emotional and psychological responses to loss, particularly the death of a loved one, involving stages of mourning and adjustment.

Consequences

The results or effects that naturally follow from a specific action or set of conditions.

Loved Ones

Refers to individuals with whom one shares deep affection and significant personal ties, such as family members, close friends, or partners.