Question 1

A preconceived negative judgment of a group and its individual members is called

Accepted Answer

A) racism. 
B) discrimination. 
C) sexism. 
D) prejudice. 
A) racism. 
B) discrimination. 
C) sexism. 
D) prejudice.

Question 2

Research has shown that today prejudiced attitudes and discriminatory behavior

Accepted Answer

A) do not exist. 
B) run rampant. 
C) surface when they can hide behind a different motive. 
D) are more obvious than they have been in the past. 
A) do not exist. 
B) run rampant. 
C) surface when they can hide behind a different motive. 
D) are more obvious than they have been in the past.

Question 3

An institutional practice that subordinates people of a given sex is called

Accepted Answer

A) sexism. 
B) prejudice. 
C) discrimination. 
D) a stereotype. 
A) sexism. 
B) prejudice. 
C) discrimination. 
D) a stereotype.

Question 4

Alice Eagly and her associates (1991)and Geoffrey Haddock and Mark Zanna (1994)reported that people do not respond to women with gut-level negative emotions,and most people like women more than men.This favorable stereotype has been dubbed by Eagly as

Accepted Answer

A) the women's in-group bias. 
B) the women-are-wonderful effect. 
C) the stereotypical personality bias. 
D) the gender-role incongruity. 
A) the women's in-group bias. 
B) the women-are-wonderful effect. 
C) the stereotypical personality bias. 
D) the gender-role incongruity.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) White. 
B) Black. 
C) male. 
D) female. 
A) White. 
B) Black. 
C) male. 
D) female.

Question 6

Jay believes that all Muslims are violent extremists.This is

Accepted Answer

A) discrimination. 
B) a stereotype. 
C) a behavioral tendency. 
D) an example of groupthink. 
A) discrimination. 
B) a stereotype. 
C) a behavioral tendency. 
D) an example of groupthink.

Question 7

_____ is a negative attitude; _____ is a negative behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) A stereotype; racism 
B) Racism; stereotyping 
C) Discrimination; prejudice 
D) Prejudice; discrimination 
A) A stereotype; racism 
B) Racism; stereotyping 
C) Discrimination; prejudice 
D) Prejudice; discrimination

A preconceived negative judgment of a group and its individual members is called

Research has shown that today prejudiced attitudes and discriminatory behavior

An institutional practice that subordinates people of a given sex is called

Alice Eagly and her associates (1991)and Geoffrey Haddock and Mark Zanna (1994)reported that people do not respond to women with gut-level negative emotions,and most people like women more than men.This favorable stereotype has been dubbed by Eagly as

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

Jay believes that all Muslims are violent extremists.This is

_ is a negative attitude; _ is a negative behavior.

Doing Social Psychology

Did You Know It All Along

Self-Concept Who Am I

Self-Serving Bias

Narcissism and the Limits of Self-Esteem

The Fundamental Attribution Error

The Powers and Perils of Intuition

Reasons for Unreason

Behavior and Belief

Clinical Intuition Key

Clinical Therapy the Powers of Social Cognition

Human Nature and Cultural Diversity

Gender,genes,and Culture

How Nice People Get Corrupted

Two Routes to Persuasion

Itrination and Inoculation

The Mere Presence of Others

Many Hands Make Diminished Responsibility

Doing Together What We Would Not Do Alone

How Do Groups Intensify Decisions

Power to the Person

The Roots of Prejudice

The Nature and Nurture of Aggression

Do the Media Influence Social Behavior

Who Likes Whom

The Ups and Downs of Love

Causes of Conflict

Blessed Are the Peacemakers

When Do People Help

Social Psychology and the Sustainable Future

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Exam 22: The Reach of Prejudice

A preconceived negative judgment of a group and its individual members is called

Research has shown that today prejudiced attitudes and discriminatory behavior

An institutional practice that subordinates people of a given sex is called

Alice Eagly and her associates (1991)and Geoffrey Haddock and Mark Zanna (1994)reported that people do not respond to women with gut-level negative emotions,and most people like women more than men.This favorable stereotype has been dubbed by Eagly as

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

Jay believes that all Muslims are violent extremists.This is

_____ is a negative attitude; _____ is a negative behavior.

Doing Social Psychology

Did You Know It All Along

Self-Concept Who Am I

Self-Serving Bias

Narcissism and the Limits of Self-Esteem

The Fundamental Attribution Error

The Powers and Perils of Intuition

Reasons for Unreason

Behavior and Belief

Clinical Intuition Key

Clinical Therapy the Powers of Social Cognition

Human Nature and Cultural Diversity

Gender,genes,and Culture

How Nice People Get Corrupted

Two Routes to Persuasion

Itrination and Inoculation

The Mere Presence of Others

Many Hands Make Diminished Responsibility

Doing Together What We Would Not Do Alone

How Do Groups Intensify Decisions

Power to the Person

The Roots of Prejudice

The Nature and Nurture of Aggression

Do the Media Influence Social Behavior

Who Likes Whom

The Ups and Downs of Love

Causes of Conflict

Blessed Are the Peacemakers

When Do People Help

Social Psychology and the Sustainable Future

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_ is a negative attitude; _ is a negative behavior.