Question 1

Research suggests that, when it comes to prejudice reduction, direct educational and attitude-change techniques are MOST effective at dealing with ____.

Accepted Answer

A) aversive racism 
B) overt expressions of prejudice 
C) implicit prejudice 
D) prejudiced body language (e.g., nonverbal cues that indicate prejudice) 
A) aversive racism 
B) overt expressions of prejudice 
C) implicit prejudice 
D) prejudiced body language (e.g., nonverbal cues that indicate prejudice)

Question 2

The discontinuity effect refers to ____.

Accepted Answer

A) the fact that, even when faced with strong evidence counter to their stereotypes, people tend to hold onto their stereotypes and simply allow that there are "exceptions" 
B) the fact that people's explicit attitudes do not always match their implicit attitudes 
C) the tendency for people to exclude themselves from a category when stereotyping that category 
D) the fact that groups tend to be more prone to hostile competition than individuals are 
A) the fact that, even when faced with strong evidence counter to their stereotypes, people tend to hold onto their stereotypes and simply allow that there are "exceptions" 
B) the fact that people's explicit attitudes do not always match their implicit attitudes 
C) the tendency for people to exclude themselves from a category when stereotyping that category 
D) the fact that groups tend to be more prone to hostile competition than individuals are

Question 3

How are the mental processes of non-prejudiced people different from prejudiced people?

Accepted Answer

A) Non-prejudiced people have little to no knowledge of stereotypes. 
B) Non-prejudiced people do not think of stereotypes when they meet someone from the stereotyped group. 
C) Non-prejudiced people employ conscious processes to override stereotypes. 
D) Non-prejudiced people's automatic systems operate differently than those in prejudiced people. 
A) Non-prejudiced people have little to no knowledge of stereotypes. 
B) Non-prejudiced people do not think of stereotypes when they meet someone from the stereotyped group. 
C) Non-prejudiced people employ conscious processes to override stereotypes. 
D) Non-prejudiced people's automatic systems operate differently than those in prejudiced people.

Question 4

The stereotype threat impairs performance because of ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) discrimination 
B) anxiety 
C) scapegoating 
D) intergroup contact 
A) discrimination 
B) anxiety 
C) scapegoating 
D) intergroup contact

Question 5

Research concerning prejudice and discrimination against gays and lesbians suggests that ____.

Accepted Answer

A) prejudice and discrimination are largely a result of religious prohibitions against homosexuality 
B) laws prohibiting discrimination based on sexuality are ineffective 
C) people are especially likely to feel prejudice toward gays and lesbians if they believe that homosexuality is a lifestyle choice 
D) nearly all cultures have extremely negative views toward gays and lesbians 
A) prejudice and discrimination are largely a result of religious prohibitions against homosexuality 
B) laws prohibiting discrimination based on sexuality are ineffective 
C) people are especially likely to feel prejudice toward gays and lesbians if they believe that homosexuality is a lifestyle choice 
D) nearly all cultures have extremely negative views toward gays and lesbians

Question 6

Jennifer is a student at UCLA. When asked to describe the average UCLA student, she says it is almost impossible to do so because "there are so many different kinds of people at UCLA; the diversity is really amazing." By contrast, when asked to describe the average USC student, Jennifer says:"That's easy; they're all almost exactly the same." Social psychologists would say that Jennifer is displaying what is known as the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) discontinuity effect 
B) scapegoat effect 
C) minimal group effect 
D) outgroup homogeneity bias 
A) discontinuity effect 
B) scapegoat effect 
C) minimal group effect 
D) outgroup homogeneity bias

Question 7

Researchers have examined whether obese men and women earn less than others, controlling for the same set of qualifications. Results have shown that ____.

Accepted Answer

A) obesity negatively impacts both genders about the same degree 
B) obesity negatively impacts both men and women but especially women 
C) obesity negatively impacts both men and women but especially men 
D) obesity negatively impacts women but does not negatively impact men 
A) obesity negatively impacts both genders about the same degree 
B) obesity negatively impacts both men and women but especially women 
C) obesity negatively impacts both men and women but especially men 
D) obesity negatively impacts women but does not negatively impact men

Question 8

Countries that value competition generally have ____ levels of conflict and ____ levels of economic success. ​

Accepted Answer

A) higher; higher 
B) higher; lower 
C) lower; higher 
D) lower; lower 
A) higher; higher 
B) higher; lower 
C) lower; higher 
D) lower; lower

Question 9

Considering all the different stereotypes that people hold of different groups, are most stereotypes positive, negative, or neutral? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Most are negative. 
B) Most are positive. 
C) Most are neutral. 
D) About half are negative and about half are positive. 
A) Most are negative. 
B) Most are positive. 
C) Most are neutral. 
D) About half are negative and about half are positive.

Question 10

Pam believes that all Asians are good in math. This is an example of a(n)________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Pam believes that all Asians are good...

Question 11

College students sometimes stereotype female professors as less competent than male professors. However, this stereotype only seems to surface ____.

Accepted Answer

A) when students are evaluated negatively by a female professor 
B) when students are taking classes from both male and female professors 
C) among male students 
D) among students who perform poorly in school 
A) when students are evaluated negatively by a female professor 
B) when students are taking classes from both male and female professors 
C) among male students 
D) among students who perform poorly in school

Question 12

Research has demonstrated that eyewitnesses are more accurate at identifying people of their own racial or ethnic group than they are at identifying people of other ethnic or racial groups. This tendency is MOST  related to the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) discontinuity effect 
B) scapegoat effect 
C) minimal group effect 
D) outgroup homogeneity bias 
A) discontinuity effect 
B) scapegoat effect 
C) minimal group effect 
D) outgroup homogeneity bias

Question 13

Aversive racism BEST captures the idea that ____.

Accepted Answer

A) people tend to avoid groups against whom they are prejudiced, such that they do not interact much with them to begin with 
B) people tend to come up with complex rationalizations to justify prejudiced attitudes or behaviors 
C) people often feel uncomfortable around those of other races, even though they believe in racial equality and equal opportunity 
D) people sometimes hold prejudiced attitudes toward groups of which they themselves are members 
A) people tend to avoid groups against whom they are prejudiced, such that they do not interact much with them to begin with 
B) people tend to come up with complex rationalizations to justify prejudiced attitudes or behaviors 
C) people often feel uncomfortable around those of other races, even though they believe in racial equality and equal opportunity 
D) people sometimes hold prejudiced attitudes toward groups of which they themselves are members

Question 14

________________ are people who belong to a different group or category than we do.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________________ are people who belong to a...

Question 15

Which of the following is the BEST definition of discrimination?

Accepted Answer

A) A negative attitude or feeling toward an individual based solely on that individual's membership in a certain group 
B) A negative attitude or feeling toward a racial or an  ethnic group 
C) Unequal treatment of different people based on the groups or categories to which they belong 
D) Beliefs that associate groups of people with certain traits. 
A) A negative attitude or feeling toward an individual based solely on that individual's membership in a certain group 
B) A negative attitude or feeling toward a racial or an  ethnic group 
C) Unequal treatment of different people based on the groups or categories to which they belong 
D) Beliefs that associate groups of people with certain traits.

Question 16

Suppose that the CEO of a financial consulting company employs only tall people. Even though the CEO interviews equal numbers of short and tall applicants who are qualified to work at his company, he never hires any of the short ones. According to social psychologists, the CEO's behavior would be BEST described as an example of ____.

Accepted Answer

A) stereotyping 
B) discrimination 
C) prejudice 
D) aversive prejudice 
A) stereotyping 
B) discrimination 
C) prejudice 
D) aversive prejudice

Question 17

Researchers have identified two basic motives that people have for overcoming prejudice: internal and external. According to these researchers, the external motive is based on ____.

Accepted Answer

A) a belief that it is unwise to express socially undesirable viewpoints 
B) a belief that social context affects people's behaviors 
C) self-esteem needs 
D) a strong inner belief that prejudice is wrong 
A) a belief that it is unwise to express socially undesirable viewpoints 
B) a belief that social context affects people's behaviors 
C) self-esteem needs 
D) a strong inner belief that prejudice is wrong

Question 18

What a person believes is the cause of homosexuality has a noticeable impact on the level of anti-gay prejudice that person exhibits. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Scapegoat theory proposes that ____.

Accepted Answer

A) people are far less likely to take credit when they encounter successes than they are to take the blame when they encounter failures 
B) people blame their problems and misfortunes on outgroups and therefore hold negative attitudes toward those outgroups 
C) people pay more attention to information that supports their existing views than they do to information that disconfirms their existing views 
D) compared to positive stereotypes, negative stereotypes are more easily adopted and have greater staying power 
A) people are far less likely to take credit when they encounter successes than they are to take the blame when they encounter failures 
B) people blame their problems and misfortunes on outgroups and therefore hold negative attitudes toward those outgroups 
C) people pay more attention to information that supports their existing views than they do to information that disconfirms their existing views 
D) compared to positive stereotypes, negative stereotypes are more easily adopted and have greater staying power

Question 20

Merely categorizing people into arbitrary groups like "red team" or "blue team" is sufficient to produce ingroup favoritism. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Research suggests that, when it comes to prejudice reduction, direct educational and attitude-change techniques are MOST effective at dealing with ____.

The discontinuity effect refers to ____.

How are the mental processes of non-prejudiced people different from prejudiced people?

The stereotype threat impairs performance because of ____.

Research concerning prejudice and discrimination against gays and lesbians suggests that ____.

Researchers have examined whether obese men and women earn less than others, controlling for the same set of qualifications. Results have shown that ____.

Countries that value competition generally have levels of conflict and levels of economic success.

Considering all the different stereotypes that people hold of different groups, are most stereotypes positive, negative, or neutral?

Pam believes that all Asians are good in math. This is an example of a(n)________________.

College students sometimes stereotype female professors as less competent than male professors. However, this stereotype only seems to surface ____.

Research has demonstrated that eyewitnesses are more accurate at identifying people of their own racial or ethnic group than they are at identifying people of other ethnic or racial groups. This tendency is MOST related to the ____.

Aversive racism BEST captures the idea that ____.

________________ are people who belong to a different group or category than we do.

Which of the following is the BEST definition of discrimination?

Researchers have identified two basic motives that people have for overcoming prejudice: internal and external. According to these researchers, the external motive is based on ____.

What a person believes is the cause of homosexuality has a noticeable impact on the level of anti-gay prejudice that person exhibits.

Scapegoat theory proposes that ____.

Merely categorizing people into arbitrary groups like "red team" or "blue team" is sufficient to produce ingroup favoritism.

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Research suggests that, when it comes to prejudice reduction, direct educational and attitude-change techniques are MOST effective at dealing with ____.

The discontinuity effect refers to ____.

How are the mental processes of non-prejudiced people different from prejudiced people?

The stereotype threat impairs performance because of ____. ​

Research concerning prejudice and discrimination against gays and lesbians suggests that ____.

Researchers have examined whether obese men and women earn less than others, controlling for the same set of qualifications. Results have shown that ____.

Countries that value competition generally have ____ levels of conflict and ____ levels of economic success. ​

Considering all the different stereotypes that people hold of different groups, are most stereotypes positive, negative, or neutral? ​

Pam believes that all Asians are good in math. This is an example of a(n)________________.

College students sometimes stereotype female professors as less competent than male professors. However, this stereotype only seems to surface ____.

Research has demonstrated that eyewitnesses are more accurate at identifying people of their own racial or ethnic group than they are at identifying people of other ethnic or racial groups. This tendency is MOST related to the ____.

Aversive racism BEST captures the idea that ____.

________________ are people who belong to a different group or category than we do.

Which of the following is the BEST definition of discrimination?

Researchers have identified two basic motives that people have for overcoming prejudice: internal and external. According to these researchers, the external motive is based on ____.

What a person believes is the cause of homosexuality has a noticeable impact on the level of anti-gay prejudice that person exhibits. ​

Scapegoat theory proposes that ____.

Merely categorizing people into arbitrary groups like "red team" or "blue team" is sufficient to produce ingroup favoritism. ​

The Mission and the Method

Culture and Nature

The-Self

Choices and Actions: The Self in Control

Social Cognition

Emotion and Affect

Attitudes, Beliefs, and Consistency

Social Influence and Persuasion

Prosocial Behavior: Doing Whats Best for Others

Aggression Antisocial Behavior

Interpersonal Attraction and Rejection

Close Relationships: Passion, Intimacy, and Sexuality

Groups

Application Module A: Applying Social Psychology to Consumer Behavior

Application Module B: Applying Social Psychology to Health

Application Module C: Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Application Module D: Applying Social Psychology to Law

Application Module E: Applying Social Psychology to the Environ

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The stereotype threat impairs performance because of ____.

Countries that value competition generally have levels of conflict and levels of economic success.

Considering all the different stereotypes that people hold of different groups, are most stereotypes positive, negative, or neutral?

What a person believes is the cause of homosexuality has a noticeable impact on the level of anti-gay prejudice that person exhibits.

Merely categorizing people into arbitrary groups like "red team" or "blue team" is sufficient to produce ingroup favoritism.