Question 1

In the context of the cognitive sources of prejudice,which of the following statements is true of similarities and differences among groups?

Accepted Answer

A) The less one's familiarity with a social group,the more one sees its diversity. 
B) The less one's familiarity with a social group,the less one stereotypes. 
C) People tend to see objects within a group as being less uniform than they really are. 
D) People assume that other groups are more homogeneous than their own. 
A) The less one's familiarity with a social group,the more one sees its diversity. 
B) The less one's familiarity with a social group,the less one stereotypes. 
C) People tend to see objects within a group as being less uniform than they really are. 
D) People assume that other groups are more homogeneous than their own.

Question 2

________ refers to accommodating individuals who deviate from one's stereotype by thinking of them as "exceptions to the rule."

Accepted Answer

A) Subtyping 
B) Benevolent discrimination 
C) Immune neglect 
D) Scapegoating 
A) Subtyping 
B) Benevolent discrimination 
C) Immune neglect 
D) Scapegoating

Question 3

Devine and her colleagues (2005)note that automatic prejudices subside when ________.

Accepted Answer

A) people believe prejudice is right as well as just 
B) people are motivated externally to avoid prejudice 
C) people's motivation to avoid prejudice is internal 
D) people do not want others to think badly of them 
A) people believe prejudice is right as well as just 
B) people are motivated externally to avoid prejudice 
C) people's motivation to avoid prejudice is internal 
D) people do not want others to think badly of them

Question 4

In Harber's (1998)study,poorly written essays received high ratings if participants were led to believe they were written by Black students rather than White students.This finding is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) subtle prejudice. 
B) modern prejudice. 
C) hostile prejudice. 
D) explicit prejudice. 
A) subtle prejudice. 
B) modern prejudice. 
C) hostile prejudice. 
D) explicit prejudice.

Question 5

The tendency of people to believe that one gets what one deserves and deserves what one gets is called:

Accepted Answer

A) group-serving bias. 
B) stigma consciousness. 
C) the just-world phenomenon. 
D) the outgroup homogeneity effect. 
A) group-serving bias. 
B) stigma consciousness. 
C) the just-world phenomenon. 
D) the outgroup homogeneity effect.

Question 6

The just-world phenomenon can lead people to think that:

Accepted Answer

A) the winner of a local lottery simply got lucky. 
B) sick people are not responsible for their illnesses. 
C) poor people deserve better. 
D) rape victims must have acted seductively. 
A) the winner of a local lottery simply got lucky. 
B) sick people are not responsible for their illnesses. 
C) poor people deserve better. 
D) rape victims must have acted seductively.

Question 7

A motivation to have one's group control other social groups or have higher status is called:

Accepted Answer

A) egalitarianism. 
B) social comparison. 
C) groupthink. 
D) social dominance orientation. 
A) egalitarianism. 
B) social comparison. 
C) groupthink. 
D) social dominance orientation.

Question 8

According to Ellemers et al.(1997)and Moscatelli et al.(2014),we are more prone to ingroup bias when our group is ________ and ________ relative to the outgroup.

Accepted Answer

A) large;differs in status 
B) large;is the same in status 
C) small;differs in status 
D) small;is the same in status 
A) large;differs in status 
B) large;is the same in status 
C) small;differs in status 
D) small;is the same in status

Question 9

In the context of the social sources of prejudice,identify a true statement about individuals high in social dominance orientation.

Accepted Answer

A) They frequently express negative attitudes toward majority persons. 
B) They typically prefer jobs,such as social work,that undermine hierarchies. 
C) They oppose policies such as tax cuts for the well-off. 
D) They prefer being on the top of a hierarchy. 
A) They frequently express negative attitudes toward majority persons. 
B) They typically prefer jobs,such as social work,that undermine hierarchies. 
C) They oppose policies such as tax cuts for the well-off. 
D) They prefer being on the top of a hierarchy.

Question 10

Linking good fortune with virtue and misfortune with moral failure enables the fortunate to feel pride and to avoid responsibility for the unfortunate.This is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A) the retribution phenomenon 
B) the just-world phenomenon 
C) ingroup bias 
D) stereotype invulnerability 
A) the retribution phenomenon 
B) the just-world phenomenon 
C) ingroup bias 
D) stereotype invulnerability

Question 11

Prejudice is different from discrimination in that prejudice is a negative:

Accepted Answer

A) behavior. 
B) conduct. 
C) attitude. 
D) demeanor. 
A) behavior. 
B) conduct. 
C) attitude. 
D) demeanor.

Question 12

When the British made a group of German civilians walk through a concentration camp at the close of World War II,one German responded: "What terrible criminals these prisoners must have been to receive such treatment." This comment is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) overgeneralization bias. 
B) impact bias. 
C) hindsight bias. 
D) group-serving bias. 
A) overgeneralization bias. 
B) impact bias. 
C) hindsight bias. 
D) group-serving bias.

In the context of the cognitive sources of prejudice,which of the following statements is true of similarities and differences among groups?

________ refers to accommodating individuals who deviate from one's stereotype by thinking of them as "exceptions to the rule."

Devine and her colleagues (2005)note that automatic prejudices subside when ________.

In Harber's (1998)study,poorly written essays received high ratings if participants were led to believe they were written by Black students rather than White students.This finding is an example of:

The tendency of people to believe that one gets what one deserves and deserves what one gets is called:

The just-world phenomenon can lead people to think that:

A motivation to have one's group control other social groups or have higher status is called:

According to Ellemers et al.(1997)and Moscatelli et al.(2014),we are more prone to ingroup bias when our group is and relative to the outgroup.

In the context of the social sources of prejudice,identify a true statement about individuals high in social dominance orientation.

Linking good fortune with virtue and misfortune with moral failure enables the fortunate to feel pride and to avoid responsibility for the unfortunate.This is an example of ________.

Prejudice is different from discrimination in that prejudice is a negative:

When the British made a group of German civilians walk through a concentration camp at the close of World War II,one German responded: "What terrible criminals these prisoners must have been to receive such treatment." This comment is an example of:

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In the context of the cognitive sources of prejudice,which of the following statements is true of similarities and differences among groups?

________ refers to accommodating individuals who deviate from one's stereotype by thinking of them as "exceptions to the rule."

Devine and her colleagues (2005)note that automatic prejudices subside when ________.

In Harber's (1998)study,poorly written essays received high ratings if participants were led to believe they were written by Black students rather than White students.This finding is an example of:

The tendency of people to believe that one gets what one deserves and deserves what one gets is called:

The just-world phenomenon can lead people to think that:

A motivation to have one's group control other social groups or have higher status is called:

According to Ellemers et al.(1997)and Moscatelli et al.(2014),we are more prone to ingroup bias when our group is ________ and ________ relative to the outgroup.

In the context of the social sources of prejudice,identify a true statement about individuals high in social dominance orientation.

Linking good fortune with virtue and misfortune with moral failure enables the fortunate to feel pride and to avoid responsibility for the unfortunate.This is an example of ________.

Prejudice is different from discrimination in that prejudice is a negative:

When the British made a group of German civilians walk through a concentration camp at the close of World War II,one German responded: "What terrible criminals these prisoners must have been to receive such treatment." This comment is an example of:

Introducing Social Psychology

The Self in a Social World

Social Beliefs and Judgments

Behavior and Attitudes

Genes, Culture, and Gender

Conformity and Obedience

Persuasion

Group Influence

Aggression: Hurting Others

Attraction and Intimacy: Liking and Loving Others

Helping

Conflict and Peacemaking

Social Psychology in the Clinic

Social Psychology in Court

Social Psychology and the Sustainable Future

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According to Ellemers et al.(1997)and Moscatelli et al.(2014),we are more prone to ingroup bias when our group is and relative to the outgroup.