Exam 13: Prejudice: Causes and Cures

In research presented in the text, college student participants played the role of jurors in a mock trial. The researcher found that something as simple as ________ evoked dispositional attributions and caused jurors to ignore extenuating circumstances in the case.

According to the text, in Nazi Germany, the Jews were used as ________, much like how Rev. Jerry Falwell currently views homosexuals in the U.S..

According to research presented in your text, homosexuals are more likely to encounter ________ discrimination and less likely to encounter ________ discrimination.

Results of a field study on how homosexuals are treated when they apply for jobs indicate that there was

Walter Stephan (1978) conducted a careful study of the effects of school desegregation. Contrary to results found in the study of the desegregation of housing projects, Stephan found that

An instructor divides her class into two groups: those who prefer chocolate candy, and those who prefer fruit-flavored candy. By doing this, the instructor has created

Alan just met Tina who is from a small rural town in the South. Alan believes that people from the South are narrow-minded, conservatively religious, and prudish. Tina, however, is none of these. What will Alan think?

The term ________ was coined by journalist Walter Lippman (1922), who referred to these phenomena as "the little pictures we carry around in our heads."

Some would argue that the stereotype that African Americans are athletic is flattering. Which of the following is one reason why it is abusive?

In the jigsaw classroom, when a student is having trouble mastering his or her material, other group members benefit most by

Tara's boss always calls her "Miss," but refers to his other employees by name. He also goes out of his way to hold open a door for her, and has asked her a number of times to bring in some of her fabulous cookies for the office. Tara is experiencing ________ sexism from her boss.

An in-group is a group with which individuals

In what sense is the ultimate attribution error related to attribution concepts like dispositional versus situational attributions?

Researchers systematically varied the contents of prisoners' (fictitious) parole files provided to participants. They found that when ________ with participants' stereotypes, participants were harsher in their parole recommendations.

John, who is gay, goes on a job interview. His interviewers give him very good reviews, but seemed aloof and didn't make a lot of small talk or eye contact with him. In this example, John was the target of

One of your friends holds very negative stereotypes about Ugandans. Which of the following is the best way to change your friend's stereotypes?

A cashier at the store assumes that because his next customer is elderly, she will take a long time to pay. The cashier is using his stereotypes about the elderly and not taking the time or energy to carefully consider each customer in his line as an individual. His use of stereotypes best exemplifies Allport's idea of

Scapegoating is most likely to occur when the majority group is ________ and the group being scapegoated is ________.

From a social cognitive perspective, the first step toward prejudice is

Which of the following is not a benefit of cooperative learning?