Exam 14: Applying Social Psychology to Diversity

When facing a conflict concerning whether they should act as they personally desire or act in such a way as to please their important reference groups,people who are allocentric would

Which of the following descriptions best characterizes aversive racists?

Define racism,and describe two types.

The contact hypothesis purports that negative intergroup relations could be improved by increasing positive contact between members of two groups.

Three of Hofstede's cultural dimensions include power inequalities,certainty avoidance,and cultural diversity.

Someone who handles conflict by trying to fully satisfy the interests of both parties would be using which of the following conflict management styles?

______ is to attitudes as ______ is to behavior.

According to the text,gender is the result of sociocultural influences.This means that gender develops partly because

When an issue is simple and insignificant,avoidance is the most effective way of managing conflict.

Rahim and Bonoma (1979)suggest that interpersonal conflict management approaches can be understood by considering the dimensions of

Which of the following is NOT a component of the definition of culture?

Tim works in a country in which great inequalities in social status are accepted.He is not permitted to question the authority of his boss and is expected to address him formally.It is likely that Tim works in a country that would score high on ______.