According to the Metacontrast Principle,category Prototypes Are Used to Accentuate

question 70

Multiple Choice

According to the metacontrast principle,category prototypes are used to accentuate ________ within groups and ________ between groups.

• A) ingroup norms; outgroup norms
• B) similarities; differences
• C) mean scores; standard deviations
• D) none of the above

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Definitions:

Scientific Evidence

Information, collected systematically through observation and experimentation, that serves to support or refute a scientific theory or hypothesis.

Neo-Freudian

Psychologists who accepted the basic components of Freud's theory but modified and expanded upon it, emphasizing social and cultural factors over instinctual drives.

Freud's Original Theory

Refer to Sigmund Freud's foundational principles in psychoanalysis, which include the structure of the mind, psychosexual stages, and the role of unconscious thoughts.

Middle Children

Typically refers to siblings who are born in the middle of the birth order, often believed to have distinct personality traits due to their positioning.