Author Question: From a social cognitive perspective, the first step toward prejudice is a. the categorization of ... (Read 85 times)

melly21297 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

From a social cognitive perspective, the first step toward prejudice is

a. the categorization of people into groups.
b. the preference we give to in-groups.
c. our tendency to disparage out-groups.
d. identification with similar others.

Question 2

In the study by Dutton and Aron (1974), men who crossed a narrow and shaky suspension bridge over a rocky canyon were very attracted to a woman they met on the other side of the bridge. How does the two-factor theory of love explain this?

A) We tend to be attracted to people who are in the same exciting situation we are.
B) The men misattributed their fear-based arousal as attraction to the woman.
C) The men wanted to save the woman from danger and were thus attracted to her.
D) Altitude generally increases attraction.