Exam 13: Prejudice: Causes and Cures

Research on the illusory correlation indicates that a correlation is found between minority status and negative events because minority status is

Recall that Bridgeman (1981) conducted an experiment with ten-year-old children, half of whom had previously had two months' experience in a jigsaw classroom. In this experiment, she showed the youngsters a cartoon in which a little boy waves goodbye to his father at the airport, receives a package from the postman, and bursts into tears upon finding out that it contains a toy plane. Children who had previously participated in the jigsaw classrooms were more likely to say that the postman would be confused at seeing the boy cry after receiving a present. This reflects the idea that jigsaw groups promote the development of

According to realistic conflict theory, prejudice and discrimination often follow from

Juliet is Jewish, and is going on a date with a Catholic. "Just don't bring up abortion-you know all Catholics are pro-life," cautions her sister. Juliet's sister is exhibiting the bias known as

Which of the following people is most likely to experience stereotype threats?

Because we live in a ________ society, many men have feelings of ________ towards women.

One common stereotype about women that your text discusses is that they tend to be

Researchers (Word, Zanna, & Cooper, 1974) tested the self-fulfilling prophecy as it relates to prejudice. They observed the differential behaviors of Anglo-American interviewers who interviewed either African-American or Anglo-American job candidates. They then trained other interviewers to manifest these two different interview styles. When the new interviewers later interviewed Anglo-American job applicants, the applicants who were treated as African Americans in the first study

________ are generalizations about a group of people in which identical characteristics are ascribed to all members of the group, regardless of within-group variations.

Shane believes that women are more dependent, more nurturing, more intuitive, and less rational than men. These are examples of Shane's ________ women.

Cialdini and his colleagues (1976) counted the number of college insignia T-shirts worn by university students on the Monday after their teams played football. These researchers found that students were more likely to wear such shirts after victories than after losses. These findings suggest that

The underlying reason why stereotype threat can undermine the performance of members of a group with respect to some ability is that the experience of stereotype threat fosters

According to your text, what is one reason why early attempts at desegregation failed?

Many years ago, advertisers aired a TV commercial for decaffeinated coffee. A daughter complains to her mother, "Sure, you're tense and irritable, but don't take it out on me!" This commercial captures the essence of the ________ theory of prejudice.

Designers of a new campus housing unit want to create an environment that helps reduce prejudice among the students. Which of the following would you suggest?

You have seen few people with nose rings, and few car accidents in your life. You happen to observe several car accidents involving people with nose rings, and come to the conclusion that people with nose rings drive badly. You have just created a(n)

Arnold is taking a test which measures his reaction time to faces paired with words. When he responds more slowly to black faces paired with positive words it means he has a

One reason why logical arguments often fail to change stereotypes is that they are emotion-based arguments. The other reason is that

Kevin only buys clothes made in America. He never buys clothes made in India or Pakistan. This demonstrates the ________ component of his attitude.

According to the authors, how does a belief in a just world contribute to blaming the victims of injustice?