Question 1

When a member of your in-group performs particularly well in a competition, you most likely

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A)  are depressed that you did not win. 
B)  experience a decrease in self-esteem. 
C)  experience no change in self-esteem; after all, you didn't do anything. 
D)  experience an increase in self-esteem. 
A)  are depressed that you did not win. 
B)  experience a decrease in self-esteem. 
C)  experience no change in self-esteem; after all, you didn't do anything. 
D)  experience an increase in self-esteem.

Question 2

Describe what is meant by the terms benevolent sexism and hostile sexism.Then, give an example of each of these.

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Benevolent sexism refers to holding ster

Question 3

Jerry Falwell and his followers claim that the attack on the U.S.on September 11, 2001 occurred because the U.S.is "gay-friendly." In essence, his controversial message is that the World Trade Center attacks occurred because the U.S.deserved it on some level.Jerry Falwell and his followers probably have a strong

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A)  need to belong. 
B)  stereotype threat. 
C)  belief in a just world. 
D)  egalitarian attitude. 
A)  need to belong. 
B)  stereotype threat. 
C)  belief in a just world. 
D)  egalitarian attitude.

Question 4

When asked to imagine someone who fits the description "construction worker," many people picture a man in a hard hat and work clothes.Such mental images of a group of people are examples of

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A)  prejudices. 
B)  stereotypes. 
C)  evaluations. 
D)  scripts. 
A)  prejudices. 
B)  stereotypes. 
C)  evaluations. 
D)  scripts.

Question 5

The part of a person's self-concept that is based on his/her identification with a nation, religious, or political group, occupation, or other social affiliation is called a(n)

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A) social identity. 
B) personal identity. 
C) self-fulfilling prophecy. 
D) ethnocentrism. 
A) social identity. 
B) personal identity. 
C) self-fulfilling prophecy. 
D) ethnocentrism.

Question 6

According to the text, in Nazi Germany, the Jews were used as ________, much like how Rev.Jerry Falwell currently views homosexuals in the U.S.

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A)  scapegoats 
B)  victims 
C)  examples 
D)  hostages 
A)  scapegoats 
B)  victims 
C)  examples 
D)  hostages

Question 7

A cashier at the store assumes that because his next customer is elderly, she will take a long time to pay.The cashier is using his stereotypes about the elderly and not taking the time or energy to carefully consider each customer in his line as an individual.His use of stereotypes best exemplifies Allport's idea of

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A)  the contact hypothesis. 
B)  the law of least effort. 
C)  scapegoating. 
D)  natural prejudice. 
A)  the contact hypothesis. 
B)  the law of least effort. 
C)  scapegoating. 
D)  natural prejudice.

Question 8

How does group membership-even in minimal groups-contribute to prejudice and discrimination?

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According to Henri Tajfel (1982a), group

Question 9

The term ________ was coined by journalist Walter Lippman (1922), who referred to these phenomena as "the little pictures we carry around in our heads."

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A)  generalization 
B)  heuristics 
C)  prejudgments 
D)  stereotype 
A)  generalization 
B)  heuristics 
C)  prejudgments 
D)  stereotype

Question 10

Informational attempts to "re-educate" prejudiced people have proved ineffective in large part because

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A)  prejudice is an inevitable part of our sociobiological heritage. 
B)  there is a powerful emotional component to prejudice. 
C)  stereotypes are a product of erroneous information. 
D)  it is difficult to influence or control economic forces. 
A)  prejudice is an inevitable part of our sociobiological heritage. 
B)  there is a powerful emotional component to prejudice. 
C)  stereotypes are a product of erroneous information. 
D)  it is difficult to influence or control economic forces.

Question 11

A popular research technique to identify the prejudices that people don't want to admit is to send identical resumes to potential employers.A research team also created fake Facebook pages to represent some of those fake resumes.They found that

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A) in liberal states, potential employers were less likely to give interviews to women. 
B) in conservative states, potential employers were less interested in interviewing gay men or lesbians. 
C) in conservative states, Muslim applicants were less likely to get an interview. 
D) in liberal states, men were less likely to get an interview than women. 
A) in liberal states, potential employers were less likely to give interviews to women. 
B) in conservative states, potential employers were less interested in interviewing gay men or lesbians. 
C) in conservative states, Muslim applicants were less likely to get an interview. 
D) in liberal states, men were less likely to get an interview than women.

Question 12

The belief that one's own ethnic group, nation, or religion is superior to all others is known as _______.

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A) social identity 
B) in-group bias 
C) ethnocentrism 
D) stereotype threat 
A) social identity 
B) in-group bias 
C) ethnocentrism 
D) stereotype threat

Question 13

Provide an example of a prejudiced attitude (the example need not reflect how you truly feel).Now, identify and provide an example of the affective, cognitive, and behavioral components of this prejudiced attitude.

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First, from a social-psychological persp

Question 14

There is debate over whether the Implicit Association Test actually measures implicit prejudice.What is this debate about, and what might the IAT be measuring if not implicit prejudice?

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The IAT is criticized because it is not

Question 15

Which of the following statements about prejudice is FALSE?

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A)  Everyone, no matter their origin, is a potential target of prejudice. 
B)  While our enemies regard us in distorted fashion, our allies perceive us without prejudice. 
C)  Prejudices exist for nationalities, gender, sexual orientation, religion, and aspects of appearance and health. 
D)  Prejudices tend to "cut both ways"; if we have prejudice about one group, they will have prejudices about us. 
A)  Everyone, no matter their origin, is a potential target of prejudice. 
B)  While our enemies regard us in distorted fashion, our allies perceive us without prejudice. 
C)  Prejudices exist for nationalities, gender, sexual orientation, religion, and aspects of appearance and health. 
D)  Prejudices tend to "cut both ways"; if we have prejudice about one group, they will have prejudices about us.

Question 16

________ refers to our tendency to view members of ________ as more similar to one another than they really are.

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A)  In-group bias; our in-group 
B)  In-group heterogeneity; our in-group 
C)  Out-group homogeneity; an out-group 
D)  Out-group heterogeneity; an out-group 
A)  In-group bias; our in-group 
B)  In-group heterogeneity; our in-group 
C)  Out-group homogeneity; an out-group 
D)  Out-group heterogeneity; an out-group

Question 17

Designers of a new campus housing unit want to create an environment that helps reduce prejudice among the students.Which of the following would you suggest?

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A)  Assign all White students to one floor and all Hispanic students to another floor. 
B)  Create apartments and living suites that mix racial and ethnic groups. 
C)  Put some students in single-race living suites but encourage eating with other groups. 
D)  Encourage everyone to join ethnic student organizations. 
A)  Assign all White students to one floor and all Hispanic students to another floor. 
B)  Create apartments and living suites that mix racial and ethnic groups. 
C)  Put some students in single-race living suites but encourage eating with other groups. 
D)  Encourage everyone to join ethnic student organizations.

Question 18

Which of the following statements about in-groups is true?

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A)  Almost any group can be an in-group. 
B)  We seldom identify with fellow members. 
C)  We are likely to compete with in-group members. 
D)  In-groups are always minimal groups. 
A)  Almost any group can be an in-group. 
B)  We seldom identify with fellow members. 
C)  We are likely to compete with in-group members. 
D)  In-groups are always minimal groups.

Question 19

Given Gordon Allport's (1954) description of the necessary preconditions for contact to reduce prejudice and conflict, why did desegregation efforts as originally enacted fail?

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When groups have a history of conflict,

Question 20

According to some research, the degree of explicit prejudice has declined, but because of implicit prejudice it has

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A)  gone underground and become more overt. 
B)  gone underground and become more covert. 
C)  become a thing of the past. 
D)  become irrelevant to the lives of students today. 
A)  gone underground and become more overt. 
B)  gone underground and become more covert. 
C)  become a thing of the past. 
D)  become irrelevant to the lives of students today.

When a member of your in-group performs particularly well in a competition, you most likely

Describe what is meant by the terms benevolent sexism and hostile sexism.Then, give an example of each of these.

When asked to imagine someone who fits the description "construction worker," many people picture a man in a hard hat and work clothes.Such mental images of a group of people are examples of

The part of a person's self-concept that is based on his/her identification with a nation, religious, or political group, occupation, or other social affiliation is called a(n)

According to the text, in Nazi Germany, the Jews were used as ________, much like how Rev.Jerry Falwell currently views homosexuals in the U.S.

How does group membership-even in minimal groups-contribute to prejudice and discrimination?

The term ________ was coined by journalist Walter Lippman (1922), who referred to these phenomena as "the little pictures we carry around in our heads."

Informational attempts to "re-educate" prejudiced people have proved ineffective in large part because

A popular research technique to identify the prejudices that people don't want to admit is to send identical resumes to potential employers.A research team also created fake Facebook pages to represent some of those fake resumes.They found that

The belief that one's own ethnic group, nation, or religion is superior to all others is known as _______.

Provide an example of a prejudiced attitude (the example need not reflect how you truly feel).Now, identify and provide an example of the affective, cognitive, and behavioral components of this prejudiced attitude.

There is debate over whether the Implicit Association Test actually measures implicit prejudice.What is this debate about, and what might the IAT be measuring if not implicit prejudice?

Which of the following statements about prejudice is FALSE?

refers to our tendency to view members of as more similar to one another than they really are.

Designers of a new campus housing unit want to create an environment that helps reduce prejudice among the students.Which of the following would you suggest?

Which of the following statements about in-groups is true?

Given Gordon Allport's (1954) description of the necessary preconditions for contact to reduce prejudice and conflict, why did desegregation efforts as originally enacted fail?

According to some research, the degree of explicit prejudice has declined, but because of implicit prejudice it has

Introducing Social Psychology

Methodology: How Social Psychologists Do Research

Social Cognition: How We Think About the Social World

Social Perception: How We Come to Understand Other People

The Self: Understanding Ourselves in a Social Context

The Need to Justify Our Actions: the Costs and Benefits of Dissonance Reduction

Attitudes and Attitude Change: Influencing Thoughts and Feelings

Conformity: Influencing Behavior

Group Processes: Influence in Social Groups

Interpersonal Attraction: From First Impressions to Close Relationships

Prosocial Behavior: Why Do People Help

Aggression: Why Do We Hurt Other People Can We Prevent It

Making a Difference With Social Psychology: Attaining a Sustainable Future

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Exam 13: Prejudice: Causes Consequences and Cures

When a member of your in-group performs particularly well in a competition, you most likely

Describe what is meant by the terms benevolent sexism and hostile sexism.Then, give an example of each of these.

When asked to imagine someone who fits the description "construction worker," many people picture a man in a hard hat and work clothes.Such mental images of a group of people are examples of

The part of a person's self-concept that is based on his/her identification with a nation, religious, or political group, occupation, or other social affiliation is called a(n)

According to the text, in Nazi Germany, the Jews were used as ________, much like how Rev.Jerry Falwell currently views homosexuals in the U.S.

How does group membership-even in minimal groups-contribute to prejudice and discrimination?

The term ________ was coined by journalist Walter Lippman (1922), who referred to these phenomena as "the little pictures we carry around in our heads."

Informational attempts to "re-educate" prejudiced people have proved ineffective in large part because

A popular research technique to identify the prejudices that people don't want to admit is to send identical resumes to potential employers.A research team also created fake Facebook pages to represent some of those fake resumes.They found that

The belief that one's own ethnic group, nation, or religion is superior to all others is known as _______.

Provide an example of a prejudiced attitude (the example need not reflect how you truly feel).Now, identify and provide an example of the affective, cognitive, and behavioral components of this prejudiced attitude.

There is debate over whether the Implicit Association Test actually measures implicit prejudice.What is this debate about, and what might the IAT be measuring if not implicit prejudice?

Which of the following statements about prejudice is FALSE?

________ refers to our tendency to view members of ________ as more similar to one another than they really are.

Designers of a new campus housing unit want to create an environment that helps reduce prejudice among the students.Which of the following would you suggest?

Which of the following statements about in-groups is true?

Given Gordon Allport's (1954) description of the necessary preconditions for contact to reduce prejudice and conflict, why did desegregation efforts as originally enacted fail?

According to some research, the degree of explicit prejudice has declined, but because of implicit prejudice it has

Introducing Social Psychology

Methodology: How Social Psychologists Do Research

Social Cognition: How We Think About the Social World

Social Perception: How We Come to Understand Other People

The Self: Understanding Ourselves in a Social Context

The Need to Justify Our Actions: the Costs and Benefits of Dissonance Reduction

Attitudes and Attitude Change: Influencing Thoughts and Feelings

Conformity: Influencing Behavior

Group Processes: Influence in Social Groups

Interpersonal Attraction: From First Impressions to Close Relationships

Prosocial Behavior: Why Do People Help

Aggression: Why Do We Hurt Other People Can We Prevent It

Making a Difference With Social Psychology: Attaining a Sustainable Future

Social Psychology and Health

Social Psychology and the Law

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refers to our tendency to view members of as more similar to one another than they really are.