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Understanding Social Bias and Group Dynamics Quiz

#1

Which of the following best defines social bias?

A tendency to favor one's own group over others
Explanation

Preference for one's group over others.

#2

What term describes the process of categorizing individuals into social groups based on observable characteristics?

Social categorization
Explanation

Categorizing based on observable traits.

#3

In which type of social influence does an individual comply with the group's norms to gain approval or avoid disapproval?

Compliance
Explanation

Conforming to avoid disapproval.

#4

What term describes the tendency to favor information that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses?

Confirmation bias
Explanation

Preferring confirming information.

#5

Which term describes the process of adjusting one's behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard?

Conformity
Explanation

Adjusting to group standards.

#6

What term refers to the belief that one's own culture or group is superior to others?

Ethnocentrism
Explanation

Belief in cultural or group superiority.

#7

What is the term used to describe the tendency to attribute positive qualities to one's own group and negative qualities to other groups?

In-group favoritism
Explanation

Preferring one's own group over others.

#8

Which social psychologist proposed the Social Identity Theory?

Henri Tajfel
Explanation

Henri Tajfel proposed it.

#9

What does the term 'ingroup' refer to in social psychology?

A group with which one identifies
Explanation

A group one identifies with.

#10

What is the term used to describe the phenomenon where individuals conform to the majority opinion, even if it goes against their own beliefs?

Conformity
Explanation

Conforming to majority opinion.

#11

Which theory suggests that individuals tend to explain others' behaviors based on internal characteristics rather than external circumstances?

Fundamental Attribution Error
Explanation

Explaining behavior via internal traits.

#12

Which concept refers to the tendency to overestimate the extent to which others agree with us?

False consensus effect
Explanation

Overestimating agreement with us.

#13

Which of the following phenomena is an example of implicit bias?

Making snap judgments based on stereotypes without conscious awareness
Explanation

Unconscious stereotype-based judgments.

#14

What concept refers to the tendency to blame victims for their misfortune or attribute their suffering to personal characteristics rather than external factors?

Just-world hypothesis
Explanation

Blaming victims for misfortune.

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