When We Categorise Others, We See Them Through the Lens

question 44

Multiple Choice

When we categorise others, we see them through the lens of the relevant ingroup or outgroup prototype-we view them as members of a group, not as unique idiosyncratic individuals. This is referred to as:

• A) dehumanisation.
• B) the meta-contrast principle.
• C) depersonalisation.
• D) self-enhancement.

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Definitions:

Nuclear Families

A family unit consisting of two parents and their children living together.

Stepfamilies

Families formed when at least one partner brings children from a previous relationship, blending families together.

Stepfathers

Men who are married to one's mother after the separation, divorce, or death of one's biological father, and who may have a step-parental role.

Stepchildren

Children of one's spouse from a previous relationship, to whom one is not biologically related.