Exam 9: Thinking and Language

Although Marcia says she is not prejudiced against Blacks, she votes against interviewing a job applicant with an African name for a flimsy reason. She is exhibiting what some social science researchers call

Mary tells you that she thinks the reason people live in poverty is because they are lazy. Mary's thinking is an example of the _____ phenomenon.

Identify a true statement about distinctive events and illusory correlations.

Norms are _____. Stereotypes are _____.

Assuming that sick people are responsible for their illnesses is an example of the _____ phenomenon.

Attitudes contain all of the following EXCEPT

_____ are exceptions to the group; _____ are acknowledged as part of the overall diverse group.

Although most suspects in cases of incest, child molestation, and sexual abuse are heterosexual males, the local newspaper omits the word "heterosexual" in any related headlines. In contrast, whenever a self-described homosexual male is arrested for a crime, the headline proclaims "homosexual arrested." The resulting prejudice that homosexual males are more likely to commit violent crimes can in part be blamed on

Greenwald and his colleagues (2003) asked both Black and White participants to press a "shoot" button when the target appeared to be holding a gun (rather than a harmless object such as a flashlight). Their results showed that all participants mistakenly shot at more targets who were