Question 1

Self-fulfilling prophecies perpetuate stereotypes by

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A)  increasing the likelihood that perceivers create subtypes. 
B)  eliciting stereotype-confirming behavior from targets. 
C)  threatening individual self-esteem. 
D)  reducing ingroup favoritism. 
A)  increasing the likelihood that perceivers create subtypes. 
B)  eliciting stereotype-confirming behavior from targets. 
C)  threatening individual self-esteem. 
D)  reducing ingroup favoritism.

Question 2

Mr.Belding wants to reduce prejudice toward incoming minority students at his elementary school.Before the minority students arrive, Mr.Belding puts up posters showing children of all nationalities holding hands.Next, he plans a scavenger hunt in which incoming students are mixed with current students and divided into small groups.Each student receives a secret clue critical to his or her group's success in finding the treasure.Mr.Belding's actions reflect his understanding of

Accepted Answer

A)  primacy effects. 
B)  social identity theory. 
C)  social-role theory. 
D)  the contact hypothesis. 
A)  primacy effects. 
B)  social identity theory. 
C)  social-role theory. 
D)  the contact hypothesis.

Question 3

Forming subtypes for individuals who do not conform to a group stereotype

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A)  makes it easier to change the content of the stereotype. 
B)  serves to protect the stereotype from change. 
C)  prevents the stereotype from being applied to other group members. 
D)  has the greatest impact on atypical group members. 
A)  makes it easier to change the content of the stereotype. 
B)  serves to protect the stereotype from change. 
C)  prevents the stereotype from being applied to other group members. 
D)  has the greatest impact on atypical group members.

Question 4

LaShon is an African-Amercian student who believes intelligence is fixed.Persuading him that intelligence is malleable may

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A)  decrease his tendency to experience stereotype threat. 
B)  make him less prejudiced against outgroup members. 
C)  reduce his performance on an academic task. 
D)  increase the probability of him dropping out of school. 
A)  decrease his tendency to experience stereotype threat. 
B)  make him less prejudiced against outgroup members. 
C)  reduce his performance on an academic task. 
D)  increase the probability of him dropping out of school.

Question 5

Research on stereotype threat indicates that

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A)  only a handful of minority groups experience such threats. 
B)  such threats can be attenuated by giving targets the opportunity to self-affirm. 
C)  stereotypes are just as likely to lift the math scores of women as they are to threaten them. 
D)  it is an exclusively American phenomenon. 
A)  only a handful of minority groups experience such threats. 
B)  such threats can be attenuated by giving targets the opportunity to self-affirm. 
C)  stereotypes are just as likely to lift the math scores of women as they are to threaten them. 
D)  it is an exclusively American phenomenon.

Question 6

The results of the Robbers Cave experiment can be extrapolated to suggest that prejudice between groups can be increased when the groups are placed in a situation where

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A)  they compete against one another. 
B)  appropriate ways of interacting are unclear. 
C)  the groups communicate with one another. 
D)  groups must jointly carry out multiple tasks. 
A)  they compete against one another. 
B)  appropriate ways of interacting are unclear. 
C)  the groups communicate with one another. 
D)  groups must jointly carry out multiple tasks.

Question 7

Whose judgments are least likely to be influenced by automatic stereotype activation?

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A)  A highly sexist person exposed to the label "woman." 
B)  A non-sexist person exposed to the label "woman." 
C)  A highly sexist person exposed to information consistent with negative stereotypes regarding women. 
D)  A non-sexist person exposed to information consistent with negative stereotypes regarding women. 
A)  A highly sexist person exposed to the label "woman." 
B)  A non-sexist person exposed to the label "woman." 
C)  A highly sexist person exposed to information consistent with negative stereotypes regarding women. 
D)  A non-sexist person exposed to information consistent with negative stereotypes regarding women.

Question 8

Stankiewicz and Rosselli (2008)found that about ____ percent of advertisements depicting women featured them as sex objects.

Accepted Answer

A)  25 
B)  50 
C)  67 
D)  75 
A)  25 
B)  50 
C)  67 
D)  75

Question 9

Which of the following is not predicted by social identity theory?

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A)  Self-esteem is derived from positive ingroup associations. 
B)  Threats to self-esteem tend to decrease ingroup favoritism. 
C)  Expressions of ingroup favoritism tend to increase self-esteem. 
D)  Self-esteem is increased to the extent that the ingroup is perceived as better than the outgroup. 
A)  Self-esteem is derived from positive ingroup associations. 
B)  Threats to self-esteem tend to decrease ingroup favoritism. 
C)  Expressions of ingroup favoritism tend to increase self-esteem. 
D)  Self-esteem is increased to the extent that the ingroup is perceived as better than the outgroup.

Question 10

A junior high coach decides to separate his basketball players into an A team and a B team.These two teams regularly play each other and compete for rewards, such as time at the drinking fountain and use of the new basketballs.The Robbers Cave experiment would suggest that the coach's new arrangement is likely to

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A)  promote team unity. 
B)  lead to animosity between the A team and the B team. 
C)  encourage the development of leadership skills. 
D)  lead to less vigorous practices. 
A)  promote team unity. 
B)  lead to animosity between the A team and the B team. 
C)  encourage the development of leadership skills. 
D)  lead to less vigorous practices.

Question 11

Being asked to think about one's mortality tends to

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A)  decrease ingroup bias. 
B)  increase ingroup bias. 
C)  have no impact on ingroup bias. 
D)  promote intergroup harmony. 
A)  decrease ingroup bias. 
B)  increase ingroup bias. 
C)  have no impact on ingroup bias. 
D)  promote intergroup harmony.

Question 12

Prejudice and discrimination based on a person's racial background, or institutional and cultural practices that promote the domination of one racial group over another, is known as

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A)  racism. 
B)  implicit racism. 
C)  modern racism. 
D)  ambivalent racism. 
A)  racism. 
B)  implicit racism. 
C)  modern racism. 
D)  ambivalent racism.

Question 13

According to social identity theory, people display ingroup favoritism

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A)  as a way of displacing negative feelings toward the outgroup. 
B)  as a means of increasing self-esteem. 
C)  because they expect to be treated unfairly by outgroup members. 
D)  because intergroup competition demands it. 
A)  as a way of displacing negative feelings toward the outgroup. 
B)  as a means of increasing self-esteem. 
C)  because they expect to be treated unfairly by outgroup members. 
D)  because intergroup competition demands it.

Question 14

Which of the following has been demonstrated in research on the automatic nature of stereotypes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Exposure to stereotype content influences subsequent judgments for both high and low prejudiced individuals. 
B)  Exposure to category labels influences subsequent judgments for both high and low prejudiced individuals. 
C)  Automatic activation effects are less likely to occur if self-esteem is threatened. 
D)  Stereotypes influence subsequent judgment only when people are aware that the stereotype has been activated. 
A)  Exposure to stereotype content influences subsequent judgments for both high and low prejudiced individuals. 
B)  Exposure to category labels influences subsequent judgments for both high and low prejudiced individuals. 
C)  Automatic activation effects are less likely to occur if self-esteem is threatened. 
D)  Stereotypes influence subsequent judgment only when people are aware that the stereotype has been activated.

Question 15

Being persistently stereotyped, perceived as deviant, or devalued in society because of membership in a particular social group or because of a particular characteristic is the definition of being

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A)  subliminally presented. 
B)  ambivalent. 
C)  threatened. 
D)  stigmatized. 
A)  subliminally presented. 
B)  ambivalent. 
C)  threatened. 
D)  stigmatized.

Question 16

You think all professors are a bit nerdy and have esoteric interests.You find out that your social psychology professor can sing the theme song to any television show that aired in the 1970s or 1980s, and is also fluent in the Star Trek language of Klingon.You believe that your stereotype has been confirmed by this professor.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  confirmation bias. 
B)  implicit personality theory. 
C)  self-fulfilling prophecy. 
D)  None of these 
A)  confirmation bias. 
B)  implicit personality theory. 
C)  self-fulfilling prophecy. 
D)  None of these

Question 17

Adelheid was watching a series of commercials in which women were portrayed as having relatively low self-confidence, less independence, and fewer career aspirations than men do.As a result, Adelheid will probably _______ than women who watched commercials portraying women in counter-stereotypical fashion.

Accepted Answer

A)  perform better on a math test 
B)  perform worse on a math test 
C)  feel more powerful 
D)  feel less powerful 
A)  perform better on a math test 
B)  perform worse on a math test 
C)  feel more powerful 
D)  feel less powerful

Question 18

Both Jorge and Jocelyn are applying for two residencies after medical school: orthopedic surgery (a traditionally male-dominated residency)and pediatrics (a traditionally female-dominated residency).If Jorge and Jocelyn have similar academic records, it is likely that

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A)  Jorge will get more interviews for both types of residencies. 
B)  Jocelyn will get more interviews for both types of residencies. 
C)  Jorge will get more orthopedic surgery interviews and Jocelyn will get more pediatric interviews. 
D)  Jocelyn will get more orthopedic surgery interviews and Jorge will get more pediatric interviews. 
A)  Jorge will get more interviews for both types of residencies. 
B)  Jocelyn will get more interviews for both types of residencies. 
C)  Jorge will get more orthopedic surgery interviews and Jocelyn will get more pediatric interviews. 
D)  Jocelyn will get more orthopedic surgery interviews and Jorge will get more pediatric interviews.

Question 19

Research by Apfelbaum and colleagues (2008)indicates that when it comes to norms regarding the acknowledgment of race

Accepted Answer

A)  the older Caucasian kids get, the more comfortable they are discussing race. 
B)  8- and 9-year-old kids are even more concerned about political correctness than 10- and 11-year-olds. 
C)  it is not until early adulthood that people start to develop concerns about race-related norms. 
D)  unlike younger children, older children are sometimes willing to sacrifice task performance for the goal of avoiding uncomfortable race-related conversation. 
A)  the older Caucasian kids get, the more comfortable they are discussing race. 
B)  8- and 9-year-old kids are even more concerned about political correctness than 10- and 11-year-olds. 
C)  it is not until early adulthood that people start to develop concerns about race-related norms. 
D)  unlike younger children, older children are sometimes willing to sacrifice task performance for the goal of avoiding uncomfortable race-related conversation.

Question 20

Which of the following does not contribute to the outgroup homogeneity effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ingroup members have little information concerning outgroup members. 
B)  Ingroup members are unlikely to have frequent contact with outgroup members. 
C)  Ingroup members accurately perceive the lack of diversity within the outgroup. 
D)  Ingroup members interact with a non-representative sample of outgroup members. 
A)  Ingroup members have little information concerning outgroup members. 
B)  Ingroup members are unlikely to have frequent contact with outgroup members. 
C)  Ingroup members accurately perceive the lack of diversity within the outgroup. 
D)  Ingroup members interact with a non-representative sample of outgroup members.

Self-fulfilling prophecies perpetuate stereotypes by

Forming subtypes for individuals who do not conform to a group stereotype

LaShon is an African-Amercian student who believes intelligence is fixed.Persuading him that intelligence is malleable may

Research on stereotype threat indicates that

The results of the Robbers Cave experiment can be extrapolated to suggest that prejudice between groups can be increased when the groups are placed in a situation where

Whose judgments are least likely to be influenced by automatic stereotype activation?

Stankiewicz and Rosselli (2008)found that about ____ percent of advertisements depicting women featured them as sex objects.

Which of the following is not predicted by social identity theory?

Being asked to think about one's mortality tends to

Prejudice and discrimination based on a person's racial background, or institutional and cultural practices that promote the domination of one racial group over another, is known as

According to social identity theory, people display ingroup favoritism

Which of the following has been demonstrated in research on the automatic nature of stereotypes?

Being persistently stereotyped, perceived as deviant, or devalued in society because of membership in a particular social group or because of a particular characteristic is the definition of being

Both Jorge and Jocelyn are applying for two residencies after medical school: orthopedic surgery (a traditionally male-dominated residency)and pediatrics (a traditionally female-dominated residency).If Jorge and Jocelyn have similar academic records, it is likely that

Research by Apfelbaum and colleagues (2008)indicates that when it comes to norms regarding the acknowledgment of race

Which of the following does not contribute to the outgroup homogeneity effect?

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Exam 5: Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Self-fulfilling prophecies perpetuate stereotypes by

Forming subtypes for individuals who do not conform to a group stereotype

LaShon is an African-Amercian student who believes intelligence is fixed.Persuading him that intelligence is malleable may

Research on stereotype threat indicates that

The results of the Robbers Cave experiment can be extrapolated to suggest that prejudice between groups can be increased when the groups are placed in a situation where

Whose judgments are least likely to be influenced by automatic stereotype activation?

Stankiewicz and Rosselli (2008)found that about ____ percent of advertisements depicting women featured them as sex objects.

Which of the following is not predicted by social identity theory?

Being asked to think about one's mortality tends to

Prejudice and discrimination based on a person's racial background, or institutional and cultural practices that promote the domination of one racial group over another, is known as

According to social identity theory, people display ingroup favoritism

Which of the following has been demonstrated in research on the automatic nature of stereotypes?

Being persistently stereotyped, perceived as deviant, or devalued in society because of membership in a particular social group or because of a particular characteristic is the definition of being

Both Jorge and Jocelyn are applying for two residencies after medical school: orthopedic surgery (a traditionally male-dominated residency)and pediatrics (a traditionally female-dominated residency).If Jorge and Jocelyn have similar academic records, it is likely that

Research by Apfelbaum and colleagues (2008)indicates that when it comes to norms regarding the acknowledgment of race

Which of the following does not contribute to the outgroup homogeneity effect?

What is Social Psychology

Doing Social Psychology Research

The Social Self

Perceiving Persons

Attitudes

Conformity

Group Processes

Attraction and Close Relationships

Helping Others

Aggression

Law

Business

Health and Well being

Filters