Which of the Following Is NOT One of the Origins

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT one of the origins of prejudice?

• A) cognitions, such as stereotypes
• B) motivations, such as those involved in the theory of relative deprivation
• C) evolutionary processes, involving processes related to securing scarce resources
• D) emotional processes, such as those involved in liking certain desserts

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Definitions:

Social Loafing

The tendency for people to work less hard in a group than when working alone.

Group Polarization

The tendency of a group to make decisions that are more extreme than the initial inclination of its members.

Social Loafing

The situation where persons demonstrate lower effort levels in pursuit of a goal as part of a group than they do when working individually.

Risky-Shift Effect

A phenomenon where a group collectively decides on a course of action that is riskier than the decisions that individual group members would make on their own.