Exam 11: Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Sarah took the implicit association test (IAT) and found that she responded faster when "strong" words were paired with male names, compared with when "strong" words were paired with female names. What does this finding suggest?

Recall that Peter Glick and Susan Fiske studied positive and negative stereotypes about women in nineteen different countries. They found that

________ is the fear that one will confirm the stereotypes that others have regarding one's own group.

Evaluate the claim that positive stereotypes such as "Asians are good at math" are not harmful. Describe research presented in the textbook to support your arguments.

When experimental groups are created using the minimal group paradigm, which of the following characteristics do these groups have?

Define modern racism and give an example of one method that researchers have used to measure it.

Give an example of the outgroup homogeneity effect and explain why it occurs.

Bob believes that the "typical" African American is good at sports and bad at business. Research suggests that if Bob encounters an African American who is bad at sports but an excellent businessman, he is likely to

Jim, who is prejudiced against Jewish people, is likely to attribute a Jewish person's stereotype-inconsistent actions, such as an act of philanthropy, to ________. In contrast, Jim is likely to attribute a Jewish person's stereotype-consistent actions, such as self-interested behavior, to ________.

Consider the following quote from the work of the social psychologist Dan Gilbert: "Stereotypic beliefs about women's roles, for example, may enable one to see correctly that a woman in a dark room is threading a needle rather than tying a fishing lure, but they may also cause one to mistakenly assume that her goal is embroidery rather than cardiac surgery." This quote illustrates the fact that