Question 1

Patricia Devine's (1989)research indicates that both low-prejudiced and high-prejudiced people's stereotypes are _______,but low-prejudiced people want to _______ their stereotypes.

Accepted Answer

A)  common; use 
B)  suspended; activate or use 
C)  known; reveal 
D)  known; activate 
E)  accessible; refute or ignore 
A)  common; use 
B)  suspended; activate or use 
C)  known; reveal 
D)  known; activate 
E)  accessible; refute or ignore

Question 2

Stereotyping is a way of _______ the complex information around us,and thus is sometimes _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  justifying; reassuring. 
B)  fully analyzing; slow. 
C)  simplifying; adaptive. 
D)  judging; decisive. 
E)  coding; destructive. 
A)  justifying; reassuring. 
B)  fully analyzing; slow. 
C)  simplifying; adaptive. 
D)  judging; decisive. 
E)  coding; destructive.

Question 3

The authors of the text suggest that ________ can have an ironic effect in that it involves taking the perspective of an out-group member,usually see as a prejudice decreasing strategy.But in this case it often leads to an increase in negative feelings about the out-group.

Accepted Answer

A)  stereotype threat 
B)  realistic conflict 
C)  meta-stereotyping 
D)  in-group bias 
E)  the ultimate attribution error 
A)  stereotype threat 
B)  realistic conflict 
C)  meta-stereotyping 
D)  in-group bias 
E)  the ultimate attribution error

Question 4

In a typical classroom,informal contact between students is often called "talking to your neighbour" and is discouraged.This violates which precondition for the reduction of prejudice and hostility between students?

Accepted Answer

A)  Contact must occur in a tightly structured situation controlled by authority. 
B)  Contact must occur in situations in which social norms promote equality. 
C)  Contact must occur in situations that minimize stereotypical beliefs 
D)  Contact must occur in the service of attaining a common goal. 
E)  Contact must occur in a friendly setting where group members can interact on a one-to-one basis. 
A)  Contact must occur in a tightly structured situation controlled by authority. 
B)  Contact must occur in situations in which social norms promote equality. 
C)  Contact must occur in situations that minimize stereotypical beliefs 
D)  Contact must occur in the service of attaining a common goal. 
E)  Contact must occur in a friendly setting where group members can interact on a one-to-one basis.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Schemas 
B)  Stereotypes 
C)  Negative stereotypes 
D)  In-group schemata 
E)  In-group biases 
A)  Schemas 
B)  Stereotypes 
C)  Negative stereotypes 
D)  In-group schemata 
E)  In-group biases

Question 6

The fact that one gives overly positive evaluations to targets of prejudice is one of the indicators of

Accepted Answer

A)  modern prejudice. 
B)  racism. 
C)  stereotyping. 
D)  meta stereotypes 
E)  outgroup bias. 
A)  modern prejudice. 
B)  racism. 
C)  stereotyping. 
D)  meta stereotypes 
E)  outgroup bias.

Question 7

A well-developed measure of modern prejudice is ________ which asks participants to respond to works paired with pictures of faces,then measures speed of response.

Accepted Answer

A)  the neosexism scale 
B)  the implicit association test (IAT) 
C)  the modern racism scale 
D)  the modern homonegativity scale 
E)  the associate attitude test (AAT) 
A)  the neosexism scale 
B)  the implicit association test (IAT) 
C)  the modern racism scale 
D)  the modern homonegativity scale 
E)  the associate attitude test (AAT)

Question 8

_______ is to individuals as _______ is to groups.

Accepted Answer

A)  Stereotype; prejudice 
B)  Fundamental attribution error; ultimate attribution error 
C)  Prejudice; stereotype 
D)  Accuracy; biases 
E)  Personal attribution; collective attribution 
A)  Stereotype; prejudice 
B)  Fundamental attribution error; ultimate attribution error 
C)  Prejudice; stereotype 
D)  Accuracy; biases 
E)  Personal attribution; collective attribution

Question 9

When male confederates behaved in a sexist way (showing dominance and sexual interest)towards female engineering students,the women were more likely to feel ________ the confederate and to score ________ on an engineering test.

Accepted Answer

A)  dislike of; lower 
B)  attraction towards; higher 
C)  pleased about interacting with; higher 
D)  dislike of; higher 
E)  attraction towards; lower 
A)  dislike of; lower 
B)  attraction towards; higher 
C)  pleased about interacting with; higher 
D)  dislike of; higher 
E)  attraction towards; lower

Question 10

Research by Haddock,Zanna,and Esses (1993,1994)assessed attitudes towards different ethnic groups and towards gays and lesbians.Their findings suggest that _____________________ are the best predictor of attitudes for the group toward which participants were least prejudiced,whereas _____________________ best predicted attitudes for the groups towards which participants were most prejudiced.

Accepted Answer

A)  symbolic beliefs; emotions 
B)  symbolic beliefs; in-group bias 
C)  emotions; symbolic beliefs 
D)  outgroup identifications; in-group bias 
E)  emotions; in-group bias 
A)  symbolic beliefs; emotions 
B)  symbolic beliefs; in-group bias 
C)  emotions; symbolic beliefs 
D)  outgroup identifications; in-group bias 
E)  emotions; in-group bias

Question 11

The tendency to favour the in-group and discriminate against the out-group is

Accepted Answer

A)  a result of the need to perceive the world accurately. 
B)  an automatic product of information processing. 
C)  more likely in people who are "cognitive misers." 
D)  more likely in people who are high in the need for cognition. 
E)  motivated at least in part by the desire to enhance self-esteem. 
A)  a result of the need to perceive the world accurately. 
B)  an automatic product of information processing. 
C)  more likely in people who are "cognitive misers." 
D)  more likely in people who are high in the need for cognition. 
E)  motivated at least in part by the desire to enhance self-esteem.

Question 12

Tajfel's social categorization perspective suggests that we are motivated to show in-group bias for two reasons.These are

Accepted Answer

A)  quicker information processing and a more coherent world view. 
B)  social identity benefits and self-esteem enhancement. 
C)  the need to perceive the world accurately and conform to in-group demands. 
D)  ensuring survival of our group and of ourselves. 
E)  a desire to express our negative energy and experience the catharsis that follows. 
A)  quicker information processing and a more coherent world view. 
B)  social identity benefits and self-esteem enhancement. 
C)  the need to perceive the world accurately and conform to in-group demands. 
D)  ensuring survival of our group and of ourselves. 
E)  a desire to express our negative energy and experience the catharsis that follows.

Question 13

Muzafer Sherif and his colleagues (1961)created conflict between two groups of boys in a summer camp.Once in-group cohesiveness was established,they set up a series of competitive situations such as tug-of-war and other competitive games.Conflict between the two groups escalated.Sherif and his colleagues were only successful in reducing conflict and hostility when

Accepted Answer

A)  leaders endorsed a truce between the two rival groups. 
B)  groups were rewarded when they cooperated with one another. 
C)  they brought the groups together in neutral situations. 
D)  groups were punished for behaving with hostility. 
E)  they constructed situations that fostered mutual interdependence. 
A)  leaders endorsed a truce between the two rival groups. 
B)  groups were rewarded when they cooperated with one another. 
C)  they brought the groups together in neutral situations. 
D)  groups were punished for behaving with hostility. 
E)  they constructed situations that fostered mutual interdependence.

Question 14

Reduction of prejudice due to awareness that a member of one's own group has a close relationship with another group is called

Accepted Answer

A)  jigsaw technique. 
B)  extended contact hypothesis. 
C)  outgroup homogeneity. 
D)  tokenism. 
E)  mutual interdependence. 
A)  jigsaw technique. 
B)  extended contact hypothesis. 
C)  outgroup homogeneity. 
D)  tokenism. 
E)  mutual interdependence.

Question 15

According to Bob Altemeyer's concept of right-wing authoritarianism,which of the following terms is defined as "a high degree of conformity to the rules that are established by authority figures."

Accepted Answer

A)  authoritarian fundamentalism 
B)  authoritarian submission 
C)  authoritarian self-righteousness 
D)  conventionalism 
E)  authoritarian rigidity 
A)  authoritarian fundamentalism 
B)  authoritarian submission 
C)  authoritarian self-righteousness 
D)  conventionalism 
E)  authoritarian rigidity

Question 16

British social psychologist Henri Tajfel (1982)divided strangers into groups based on such criteria as whether their artistic taste represented a "Klee style" or a "Kandinsky style." Tajfel designed such experiments to determine

Accepted Answer

A)  how to reduce the effects of prejudice. 
B)  the minimal conditions for establishing in-group bias. 
C)  how to minimize competition between in-groups and out-groups. 
D)  when existing stereotypes will overshadow the effects of minimal categorization. 
E)  the effects of minimal categorization on people's implicit personality theories. 
A)  how to reduce the effects of prejudice. 
B)  the minimal conditions for establishing in-group bias. 
C)  how to minimize competition between in-groups and out-groups. 
D)  when existing stereotypes will overshadow the effects of minimal categorization. 
E)  the effects of minimal categorization on people's implicit personality theories.

Question 17

Muzafer Sherif and his colleagues (1961)created conflict between two groups of boys in a summer camp.Once in-group cohesiveness was established,they set up a series of competitive situations such as tug-of-war and other competitive games.Conflict between the two groups escalated.This field study provided support for the _______ theory of prejudice.

Accepted Answer

A)  realistic conflict 
B)  out-group disparagement 
C)  ultimate attribution theory 
D)  scapegoat 
E)  in-group enhancement 
A)  realistic conflict 
B)  out-group disparagement 
C)  ultimate attribution theory 
D)  scapegoat 
E)  in-group enhancement

Question 18

Marc and Barbara are part of a study group that gathers for lunch.They like sushi,but the other two members of the study group do not.Over time,Marc and Barbara come to feel that the other members do not work as hard as they do and are less friendly.This may be an effect of Marc and Barbara forming a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  base group. 
B)  clique. 
C)  out-group. 
D)  minimal group. 
E)  focus group. 
A)  base group. 
B)  clique. 
C)  out-group. 
D)  minimal group. 
E)  focus group.

Question 19

According to research conducted by Vorauer and her colleagues,if you expect to interact with someone you believe holds a negative stereotype of your group,you will

Accepted Answer

A)  experience a loss of self-esteem. 
B)  compensate by anticipating more positive emotions during the interaction. 
C)  anticipate that the interaction will be unpleasant. 
D)  experience a loss of self-worth. 
E)  work harder than usual to overcome that negative stereotype. 
A)  experience a loss of self-esteem. 
B)  compensate by anticipating more positive emotions during the interaction. 
C)  anticipate that the interaction will be unpleasant. 
D)  experience a loss of self-worth. 
E)  work harder than usual to overcome that negative stereotype.

Question 20

Consider the following examples of prejudice: anti-Chinese prejudice in the United States after the transcontinental railroad was completed,anti-Mexican prejudice in the United States when agricultural jobs are scarce,anti-Native prejudice in New Brunswick after a dispute over lobster fishing rights,and anti-immigrant prejudice during times of high unemployment.These examples best illustrate the _______ theory of prejudice.

Accepted Answer

A)  scarcity 
B)  authoritarian 
C)  realistic conflict 
D)  cultural 
E)  contact 
A)  scarcity 
B)  authoritarian 
C)  realistic conflict 
D)  cultural 
E)  contact

Patricia Devine's (1989)research indicates that both low-prejudiced and high-prejudiced people's stereotypes are _,but low-prejudiced people want to _ their stereotypes.

Stereotyping is a way of _ the complex information around us,and thus is sometimes _.

The authors of the text suggest that ________ can have an ironic effect in that it involves taking the perspective of an out-group member,usually see as a prejudice decreasing strategy.But in this case it often leads to an increase in negative feelings about the out-group.

In a typical classroom,informal contact between students is often called "talking to your neighbour" and is discouraged.This violates which precondition for the reduction of prejudice and hostility between students?

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

The fact that one gives overly positive evaluations to targets of prejudice is one of the indicators of

A well-developed measure of modern prejudice is ________ which asks participants to respond to works paired with pictures of faces,then measures speed of response.

_ is to individuals as _ is to groups.

When male confederates behaved in a sexist way (showing dominance and sexual interest)towards female engineering students,the women were more likely to feel the confederate and to score on an engineering test.

The tendency to favour the in-group and discriminate against the out-group is

Tajfel's social categorization perspective suggests that we are motivated to show in-group bias for two reasons.These are

Reduction of prejudice due to awareness that a member of one's own group has a close relationship with another group is called

According to Bob Altemeyer's concept of right-wing authoritarianism,which of the following terms is defined as "a high degree of conformity to the rules that are established by authority figures."

British social psychologist Henri Tajfel (1982)divided strangers into groups based on such criteria as whether their artistic taste represented a "Klee style" or a "Kandinsky style." Tajfel designed such experiments to determine

According to research conducted by Vorauer and her colleagues,if you expect to interact with someone you believe holds a negative stereotype of your group,you will

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Exam 12: Prejudice

Patricia Devine's (1989)research indicates that both low-prejudiced and high-prejudiced people's stereotypes are _______,but low-prejudiced people want to _______ their stereotypes.

Stereotyping is a way of _______ the complex information around us,and thus is sometimes _______.

The authors of the text suggest that ________ can have an ironic effect in that it involves taking the perspective of an out-group member,usually see as a prejudice decreasing strategy.But in this case it often leads to an increase in negative feelings about the out-group.

In a typical classroom,informal contact between students is often called "talking to your neighbour" and is discouraged.This violates which precondition for the reduction of prejudice and hostility between students?

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

The fact that one gives overly positive evaluations to targets of prejudice is one of the indicators of

A well-developed measure of modern prejudice is ________ which asks participants to respond to works paired with pictures of faces,then measures speed of response.

_______ is to individuals as _______ is to groups.

When male confederates behaved in a sexist way (showing dominance and sexual interest)towards female engineering students,the women were more likely to feel ________ the confederate and to score ________ on an engineering test.

The tendency to favour the in-group and discriminate against the out-group is

Tajfel's social categorization perspective suggests that we are motivated to show in-group bias for two reasons.These are

Reduction of prejudice due to awareness that a member of one's own group has a close relationship with another group is called

According to Bob Altemeyer's concept of right-wing authoritarianism,which of the following terms is defined as "a high degree of conformity to the rules that are established by authority figures."

British social psychologist Henri Tajfel (1982)divided strangers into groups based on such criteria as whether their artistic taste represented a "Klee style" or a "Kandinsky style." Tajfel designed such experiments to determine

According to research conducted by Vorauer and her colleagues,if you expect to interact with someone you believe holds a negative stereotype of your group,you will

Introduction to Social Psychology

Methodology

Social Cognition

Social Perception

The Self Understanding Ourselves in a Social Context

Attitudes and Attitude Change

Conformity

Group Processes

Interpersonal Attraction

Prosocial Behaviour

Aggression

Social Psychology in Action 1

Social Psychology in Action 2

Social Psychology in Action 3

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Patricia Devine's (1989)research indicates that both low-prejudiced and high-prejudiced people's stereotypes are _,but low-prejudiced people want to _ their stereotypes.

Stereotyping is a way of _ the complex information around us,and thus is sometimes _.

_ is to individuals as _ is to groups.

When male confederates behaved in a sexist way (showing dominance and sexual interest)towards female engineering students,the women were more likely to feel the confederate and to score on an engineering test.