Exam 5: Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Gunner thinks that Jews are particularly funny.He overestimates the association between being a stand-up comedian and being Jewish because both characteristics are very distinctive from the normal population.This demonstrates

A stereotype exists in many cultures that men are better than women at math.Ramya is about to take a diagnostic achievement test in math.According to research on stereotype threat, under which of the following conditions is Ramya most likely to perform poorly on the test?

Sociocultural factors that influence stereotyping include all of the following except

Linley is trying to reduce racism by having children of different races work on projects together.Each student is given information critical to the project and has to collaborate with their different-race group members by sharing that information to earn a good grade on the project.The classroom norms are supportive of cross-race interaction.Which condition essential to the success of the contact hypothesis is missing?

Which of the following is an essential requirement for stereotype threat to occur?

According to the stereotype content model, migrant farm workers who move to an area with a shortage of farming jobs would likely be viewed as

One conclusion that can be drawn from the Robbers Cave study is that

The tendency to overestimate the extent to which members of stereotyped groups possess attributes and perform behaviors consistent with the group stereotype results from

Which of the following is an example of a superordinate goal?

Fein and Spencer (1997)conducted a study in which participants evaluated a job applicant whom they believed to be either Jewish or Italian.Which of the following statements about this study is false?

What process does the Common Ingroup Identity Model emphasize?

Research on stereotype threat suggests that underperformance by African Americans in academic settings may be due to

A metastereotype refers to

Which of the following best exemplifies realistic conflict theory?

Which of the following does not demonstrate the influence of gender stereotypes?

Jane is from race X, and Jean is from race Y.Which of the following scenarios best demonstrates modern racism?

Research on the jigsaw method has found that jigsaw classrooms saw a(n)

The ABCs of social psychology are affect, behavior, and cognition.Put the three major concepts of Chapter 5 in this ABC order by considering whether they correspond to affect, behavior, or cognition.

Research by Bodenhausen (1990)on the cognitive functioning of "morning people" vs."night people" demonstrates that the influence of stereotypes depends on the

Describe the Robbers Cave experiment, and explain how it relates to realistic conflict theory.