Which is NOT an assumption of social identity theory?
a. People are motivated to achieve through feelings of competition with outgroup members.
b. People derive a sense of self-esteem from their social identity as members of an
ingroup.
c. People's self-concepts are partly dependent on how they evaluate the ingroup
relative to other groups.
d. People categorize the world into ingroups and outgroups.
Answer: A
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