SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
GROUP BEHAVIOR
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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a. Role perception creates the attitudes and actual behaviors consistent with a role.
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b. People have the ability to shift roles rapidly when the situation requires change.
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There is considerable inertia in role identity after roles are changed.
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Everyone is required to play one specific role in every situation.
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No two people ever agree on what constitutes a role.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is option d). It proposes that social identities can never be detrimental as they do not affect how members of an ingroup view an out-group member.
Detailed explanation-2: -Explanation: People in high-status jobs have especially negative reactions to social pressure exerted by people in low-status jobs. This statement is true regarding the effect of status on conformity pressure as an individual with high status is generally given more freedom and privilege to diverge from the standard.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: The answer is “E", social loafing is witnessed less in collectivist cultures where people take pride in group performance. Japanese and Chinese cultures are examples of collectivist cultures where this may occur.
Detailed explanation-4: -Roles that group individuals according to their efforts made to maintain healthy relationship in the group and achieve the goals are known as relationship-oriented roles. There are five categories of individuals in this category namely: harmonizer, gatekeeper, consensus tester, encourager, and compromiser.