Exam 9: Prejudice: Disliking Others

Kevin has just met Fred,a White American teenage boy.Kevin assumes that Fred cannot be a good basketball player because "White men cannot jump." This is an example of:

Sally believes that all psychology majors are nosey.Sally is surprised when she meets Jonathan because although he is a psychology major,he respects her privacy and does not push her to share things if she does not want to.In the context of subtyping,what will likely happen to Sally's stereotype of psychology majors?

Madison's parents comment that the new family in the neighborhood are Black and represent "professional,middle-class Blacks." Madison's parents are engaging in:

A state police force has set a height requirement of 5 feet 10 inches for all officers.This requirement is irrelevant to job effectiveness but generally excludes Hispanics and Asians from the force.Such a requirement most clearly reflects:

Describing positive behaviors by an ingroup member in terms of his or her general disposition,but describing the same behavior by an outgroup member as a specific,isolated act reflects:

Identify the true statement about gay-lesbian prejudice.

Jessica conducts a two-day soft skills training workshop for management students.When going through the details of the students,she notices that they belong to diverse cultural and ethnic groups.In order to avoid appearing subtly prejudiced when conducting the session,Jessica should ________.

Jay believes that all Muslims are violent extremists.This is an example of:

A person is labeled ________ if he or she believes in the superiority of his or her own ethnic and cultural group and has a corresponding disdain for all other groups.

Norms are ________;stereotypes are ________.

People who are overweight:

Francesco,an 18-year-old,believes his social group enjoys a high status.He mostly avoids interacting with minority students in his class.He also keeps away from activities that involve providing aid to disadvantaged social groups.His psychology professor identifies him as an individual high in social dominance.In the context of the social sources of prejudice,which of the following professions is Francesco likely to avoid choosing as his career?

Eagly's (1994)women-are-wonderful effect is an example of:

Your new roommate is from Ireland.She is a skydiver as well as a tennis player.In the context of distinctiveness,you are most likely to introduce your roommate to your friends as:

Which of the following statements is true of gender stereotypes?

Identify a true statement about prejudice.

According to studies conducted by Hoffman (1977),children of ________ have expressed less stereotyped views of men and women.

In the context of the motivational sources of prejudice,which of the following theories states that people shield themselves from the threat of their own death by derogating those whose challenges to their worldviews further arouse their anxiety?

________ is a negative attitude,whereas ________ is a negative behavior.

A homicide was committed in a suburban are A.Jeremiah,a 22-year-old African American,resided in the same area On the day of the murder,Jeremiah was returning from baseball practice with his soiled baseball bat and crossed the crime scene.Though he was innocent,the police arrested him and not others because he was Black.In the context of prejudice,this scenario exemplifies: