Which of the following is true with regard to the social identity theory?
A) It proposes that members take personal pride in accomplishments but dissociate from the group in the event of any offenses or failures.
B) It proposes that people have emotional reactions to the failure or success of their group because their self-esteem is tied into the group's performance.
C) It proposes that people develop only one social identity in childhood that becomes more defined and concrete in the course of their lives.
D) It proposes that social identities can never be detrimental as they have no effect on how members of an ingroup view members of an out-group.
E) It proposes that members of an ingroup are viewed as being homogeneous, while members of an out-group are seen as being heterogeneous.
Question 2Our tendency to take personal pride or offense for the accomplishments of a group we are a part of is the territory of the ________ theory.
A) social exchange
B) expectancy
C) social identity
D) reinforcement
E) equity
Question 3Uncertainty reduction is a dimension of the social identity theory that manifests itself in the ________.
A) tendency of people who have greater uniformity in values and characteristics to have greater identification as well
B) tendency of people to use the group as a means of understanding who they are and how they fit into the world
C) tendency of people to link themselves to groups of higher social standing in an attempt to define themselves favorably
D) tendency of ingroup members to prefer and endorse the products, ideas, and aspects of someone else's culture over their own
E) tendency of ingroup members to notice and emphasize identities that reflect how different they are from other groups
Question 4Status is a characteristic under the social identity theory that reflects the ________.
A) tendency of people to use the group as a means of understanding who they are and how they fit into the world
B) tendency of people who have greater uniformity in values and characteristics to have greater identification as well
C) tendency of people to link themselves to groups of higher social standing in an attempt to define themselves favorably
D) tendency of ingroup members to prefer and endorse the products, ideas, and aspects of someone else's culture over their own
E) tendency of ingroup members to notice and emphasize identities that reflect how different they are from other groups
Question 5Similarity is a characteristic under the social identity theory that manifests itself in the ________.
A) tendency of ingroup members to notice and emphasize identities that reflect how different they are from other groups
B) tendency of people who have greater uniformity in values and characteristics to have greater group identification as well
C) tendency of people to link themselves to high-status groups in an attempt to define themselves favorably
D) tendency of people to use the group as a means of understanding who they are and how they fit into the world
E) tendency of ingroup members to prefer and endorse the products, ideas, and aspects of someone else's culture over their own
Question 6________ is defined as the tendency to see members of the group of which we are a part of as better than other people.
A) Ingroup homogeneity
B) Xenocentrism
C) Ingroup favoritism
D) Black sheep effect
E) Hindsight bias
Question 7Ingroups and outgroups pave the way for social identity threat, which is akin to stereotype threat.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 8At Milton farms, where a large part of the management comes from the same sociocultural background, many employees of diverse ethical or cultural origins are hired only to ensure legal compliance with laws relating to diversity at the workplace.
The company's day-to-day functioning leaves much to be desired in terms of promoting diversity. Recently, the owner's cousin was promoted to the post of a branch manager while three suitable candidates hailing from different cultures were blatantly overlooked. This is an example of ________.
A) social loafing
B) ingroup favoritism
C) groupthink
D) contrast bias
E) social exchange