Which of the Following Strategies Is Most Likely to Ensure

question 67

Multiple Choice

Which of the following strategies is most likely to ensure that you will emerge or become a group's leader?

• A)Talk early and often
• B)Know more than other members
• C)Express your opinion
• D)Volunteer for important tasks
• E)Campaign for the job

Recognize key theories and hypotheses relevant to social psychology, such as the contact hypothesis and emergent norm theory.

Identify factors contributing to perceived differences among groups and the effects on self and group identification.

Understand the conditions and outcomes of strategies aimed at reducing intergroup conflict, including superordinate goals and negotiation techniques.

Explore the role of anonymity in affecting individual behavior within groups, based on theories of deindividuation.

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Definitions:

Availability Heuristic

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Air Travel Risks

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Representativeness Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut where the likelihood of an object belonging to a category is judged based on how similar it is to one's mental representation of that category.