Which of These Has Not Been Shown to Benefit from a Strong

question 109

Multiple Choice

Which of these has not been shown to benefit from a strong social support system?

• A) heart attack survival
• B) Long-term memory
• C) self-esteem
• D) The immune system

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Definitions:

Stereotypes

Oversimplified generalized beliefs or expectations about the characteristics and behaviors of members of a group, often leading to prejudgment.

Behavioral Interpretation

The process of understanding actions and reactions through psychological principles.

Ultimate Attribution Error

The tendency to believe that bad actions by outgroup members occur because of their internal dispositions and good actions by them occur because of the situation, while believing the reverse for ingroup members.

Ingroup Bias

The tendency to favor members of one's own group over those in other groups, often leading to preferential treatment and positive evaluations of ingroup members.