Social Identity Theory IB Psych

Which of the following is NOT a key process in Social Identity Theory?

• Social Categorization

• Social Learning

• Social Comparison

• Social Identification

According to SIT, what is one reason people identify with successful groups?

• To increase self-esteem

• To decrease competition

• To feel a sense of guilt

• To avoid stereotypes

Which famous study demonstrated that even minimal group membership leads to favoritism?

• Milgram’s Obedience Study

• Tajfel et al. (1971) Minimal Group Paradigm

• Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Experiment

• Bandura’s Bobo Doll Experiment

What is Social Comparison?

• The tendency to mimic others' behavior

• The process of evaluating one's group relative to others

• The ability to categorize people

• The motivation to join a group

Which of the following is a limitation of SIT?

• It does not consider intergroup conflict

• It ignores the role of biology in group behavior

• It is not supported by research

• It does not explain stereotypes

What did the Minimal Group Paradigm study find?

• People tend to treat outsiders better than insiders

• Group membership alone can lead to discrimination

• Only real-world groups create biases

• Competition is necessary for intergroup discrimination

Which of the following behaviors can Social Identity Theory help explain?

• Aggression

• Prejudice

• Intelligence

• Sleep patterns

Which of the following is NOT a criticism of SIT?

• It overlooks real-world complexity

• It ignores personal identity

• It does not explain individual differences

• It ignores cognitive processes

Which term describes perceiving out-group members as all being the same?

• Out-group homogeneity effect

• In-group bias

• Self-fulfilling prophecy

• Contact hypothesis

What is the key finding of Park & Rothbart’s (1982) study on sororities?

• In-group members see themselves as more diverse than out-groups

• All groups tend to see each other as the same

• The out-group homogeneity effect does not exist

• Stereotypes are unrelated to group membership