In the context of the social identity theory, distinctiveness refers to the ________.
A) tendency of people who have greater uniformity in values and characteristics to have greater identification as well
B) tendency of people to link themselves to high-status groups in an attempt to define themselves favorably
C) tendency of people to use the group as a means of understanding who they are and how they fit into the world
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 2
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.
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