PSY 360 FINAL EXAM (answer attached)

1.       What are minimal groups? How does group membership lead to prejudice and discrimination?

 

2. What is modern racism, and how is it studied?

3. What is stereotype threat, and what are the consequences of

  stereotype threat? Be sure to provide an example to illustrate your point.

4. Compare and contrast procedural justice and the deterrence theory as explanations for why people obey the law.

5. Summarize the recovered memory debate and research. Should we believe a person who comes forward with a recovered memory?

6. Describe at least three ways eyewitness memory can be affected, and how we can determine the accuracy of eyewitness testimony.

7. Explain how empathy is related to helping.

8. Summarize the effects of mood on helping behaviors.

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