Author Question: Suppose that Madison has just begun dating Wayne. While at his house, she notices some family photos ... (Read 67 times)

tichca · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Suppose that Madison has just begun dating Wayne. While at his house, she notices some family photos on the coffee table. She notices thateven though Wayne himself is not overweightevery other member of his family is clearly obese. Somehow, this makes Wayne seem less attractive to Madison. Madison's attitude illustrates ____.

a. prejudice contagion
b. stigma by association
c. the discontinuity effect
d. the social context bias

Question 2

If you compare your grade to the grades your friends in this class got and find out they all did better than you on the last test, you have made a downwards social comparison.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false