Question 1

Recall that Glick and Fiske (2001a,2001b)studied positive and negative stereotypes about women in 19 different countries.They found that

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A)  benevolent sexism cannot coexist with hostile sexism. 
B)  negative stereotypes have troublesome consequences, but positive stereotypes do not. 
C)  positive stereotypes can have troublesome consequences. 
D)  ambivalent sexist attitudes are easy for people to change. 
A)  benevolent sexism cannot coexist with hostile sexism. 
B)  negative stereotypes have troublesome consequences, but positive stereotypes do not. 
C)  positive stereotypes can have troublesome consequences. 
D)  ambivalent sexist attitudes are easy for people to change.

Question 2

Modern racism in the United States is characterized by

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A)  prejudice directed at other racial groups that coexists alongside a rejection of explicitly racist beliefs. 
B)  possessing explicitly racist beliefs that encourage outgroup favoritism. 
C)  competition between racial groups that results from scarce resources. 
D)  discrimination against majority group members. 
A)  prejudice directed at other racial groups that coexists alongside a rejection of explicitly racist beliefs. 
B)  possessing explicitly racist beliefs that encourage outgroup favoritism. 
C)  competition between racial groups that results from scarce resources. 
D)  discrimination against majority group members.

Question 3

Karen is a political official who takes pride in the fact that her personal perspective does not influence her work in the Housing and Urban Development Administration (HUD).Karen's parents hold a deep mistrust of immigrants,and she has done her best to try to change the way her parents think about the issue by referencing statistics that indicate immigrants commit fewer crimes than native citizens.Despite her best intentions,an Implicit Association Test (IAT)indicated that she has negative associations with immigrants too.In fact,she sometimes responds to encounters with immigrants with a panicked,visceral negative feeling.With the help of the analytics department,she makes sure that her personal feelings do not impact the distribution of resources that HUD offers to immigrant communities.This example demonstrates that in some cases ________ can occur without ________.

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A)  stereotyping and discrimination; prejudice 
B)  prejudice; discrimination 
C)  stereotyping; prejudice 
D)  discrimination; hostile racism 
A)  stereotyping and discrimination; prejudice 
B)  prejudice; discrimination 
C)  stereotyping; prejudice 
D)  discrimination; hostile racism

Question 4

The ________ procedure is a way of assessing unconscious prejudice by measuring how positively people evaluate a neutral image right after they have been shown pictures of a member of a target group (e.g.,someone who is female or someone who is Muslim).

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A)  implicit association 
B)  affect misattribution 
C)  implicit misattribution 
D)  true belief 
A)  implicit association 
B)  affect misattribution 
C)  implicit misattribution 
D)  true belief

Question 5

Basking in reflected glory refers to a tendency to

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A)  overestimate our own contributions to a group effort. 
B)  take pride in the accomplishments of those with whom we are associated. 
C)  mistakenly believe that we are responsible for someone else's accomplishments. 
D)  underestimate our own contributions to a group effort. 
A)  overestimate our own contributions to a group effort. 
B)  take pride in the accomplishments of those with whom we are associated. 
C)  mistakenly believe that we are responsible for someone else's accomplishments. 
D)  underestimate our own contributions to a group effort.

Question 6

Why do people tend to see faces of their own race as more distinguishable and easier to recognize (i.e.,own-race identification bias)?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is a deeper level of cognitive processing for individual characteristics. 
B)  Racial characteristics are processed automatically. 
C)  There is a deeper level of cognitive processing concerning racial characteristics. 
D)  This bias occurs because faces of other races all tend to look alike. 
A)  There is a deeper level of cognitive processing for individual characteristics. 
B)  Racial characteristics are processed automatically. 
C)  There is a deeper level of cognitive processing concerning racial characteristics. 
D)  This bias occurs because faces of other races all tend to look alike.

Question 7

When is Kyle,a so-called morning person,more likely to use stereotypes when forming judgments of others?

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A)  in the morning 
B)  at night 
C)  after he has just eaten a meal 
D)  None of the answers is correct: morning people are more likely than night owls to use stereotypes at all times. 
A)  in the morning 
B)  at night 
C)  after he has just eaten a meal 
D)  None of the answers is correct: morning people are more likely than night owls to use stereotypes at all times.

Question 8

Patricia Devine and her colleagues conducted a study in which participants were subliminally exposed to neutral words (e.g.,number,animal)or words stereotypically associated with African-Americans (e.g.,welfare,jazz).Participants then read a story about a person who acted in an ambiguous manner and rated the hostility of this person.The results showed that ________ participants who had been exposed to the stereotypical words rated the person in the story as more hostile than did participants who had been exposed to the neutral words.

Accepted Answer

A)  both prejudiced and nonprejudiced 
B)  prejudiced (but not nonprejudiced) 
C)  nonprejudiced (but not prejudiced) 
D)  male (but not female) 
A)  both prejudiced and nonprejudiced 
B)  prejudiced (but not nonprejudiced) 
C)  nonprejudiced (but not prejudiced) 
D)  male (but not female)

Question 9

Alec thinks that members of a particular group are hostile,and therefore he acts toward them in a guarded manner.As a result,Alec may elicit a coldness in members of that group that he sees as proof of their hostility.This scenario is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  the self-fulfilling prophecy. 
B)  ingroup homogeneity. 
C)  paired distinctiveness. 
D)  illusory correlation. 
A)  the self-fulfilling prophecy. 
B)  ingroup homogeneity. 
C)  paired distinctiveness. 
D)  illusory correlation.

Question 10

Which of the following real-world examples is most consistent with the predictions of realistic group conflict theory?

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A)  Working-class Americans exhibited the most anti-black prejudice in the wake of the civil rights movement because their jobs were most at risk. 
B)  Members of the Nazi Party in World War II Germany believed that they belonged to a superior race. 
C)  After the San Francisco Giants beat the Kansas City Royals in the 2014 World Series, Giants fans set fires, shattered windows, and committed other violent acts. 
D)  Millions of people have fled Darfur, Sudan, since 2003 because of the ongoing civil war. 
A)  Working-class Americans exhibited the most anti-black prejudice in the wake of the civil rights movement because their jobs were most at risk. 
B)  Members of the Nazi Party in World War II Germany believed that they belonged to a superior race. 
C)  After the San Francisco Giants beat the Kansas City Royals in the 2014 World Series, Giants fans set fires, shattered windows, and committed other violent acts. 
D)  Millions of people have fled Darfur, Sudan, since 2003 because of the ongoing civil war.

Question 11

Callie,a college student,believes that all male professors think alike,act alike,and look alike.Callie is demonstrating the ________ effect.

Accepted Answer

A)  paired distinctiveness 
B)  outgroup homogeneity 
C)  group generalization 
D)  subtyping 
A)  paired distinctiveness 
B)  outgroup homogeneity 
C)  group generalization 
D)  subtyping

Question 12

Mr.Biggs sets up his fifth grade classroom so that students need to teach each other and cooperate in order to do well.Mr.Biggs is applying

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A)  the subcategorization procedure. 
B)  intergroup classroom theory. 
C)  the minimal group paradigm. 
D)  the jigsaw classroom technique. 
A)  the subcategorization procedure. 
B)  intergroup classroom theory. 
C)  the minimal group paradigm. 
D)  the jigsaw classroom technique.

Question 13

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.

Accepted Answer

Positive stereotypes such as "Asians are

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A)  stereotypes bias how we construe behaviors. 
B)  discrimination leads to self-fulfilling prophecies. 
C)  stereotyping is mentally demanding. 
D)  prejudiced beliefs are often unconscious. 
A)  stereotypes bias how we construe behaviors. 
B)  discrimination leads to self-fulfilling prophecies. 
C)  stereotyping is mentally demanding. 
D)  prejudiced beliefs are often unconscious.

Question 15

Recall that Steele and Aronson (1995)showed that black participants performed relatively poorly on a test when they were led to believe it was a particularly good measure of intellectual ability.This finding can be explained by

Accepted Answer

A)  illusory correlation. 
B)  attributional ambiguity. 
C)  stereotype threat. 
D)  paired distinctiveness. 
A)  illusory correlation. 
B)  attributional ambiguity. 
C)  stereotype threat. 
D)  paired distinctiveness.

Question 16

While sitting in a restaurant with a friend,John looks across the street and sees a black man and a white man fighting.Research suggests that if John is white,he is likely to assume that the

Accepted Answer

A)  white man made a racist remark. 
B)  black man made a racist remark. 
C)  white man was behaving aggressively. 
D)  black man was behaving aggressively. 
A)  white man made a racist remark. 
B)  black man made a racist remark. 
C)  white man was behaving aggressively. 
D)  black man was behaving aggressively.

Question 17

Janet believes that all Asians are polite and good at math.Janet is engaging in

Accepted Answer

A)  discrimination. 
B)  stereotyping. 
C)  prejudice. 
D)  hostile racism. 
A)  discrimination. 
B)  stereotyping. 
C)  prejudice. 
D)  hostile racism.

Question 18

Research suggests that stereotyping can sometimes be ________ because it can ________ our social environment.

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A)  justified; increase our attention to the details of 
B)  useful; decrease the time and effort needed to deal with 
C)  destructive; lead us to introspect too much about 
D)  harmful; decrease the predictability of 
A)  justified; increase our attention to the details of 
B)  useful; decrease the time and effort needed to deal with 
C)  destructive; lead us to introspect too much about 
D)  harmful; decrease the predictability of

Question 19

Research shows that even if schools are integrated,if the children's parents do not encourage and support that integration,the children will be less likely to meet and play with children from different backgrounds.In this case,which condition for reducing prejudice is NOT met?

Accepted Answer

A)  clear penalties if group members show prejudice toward each other 
B)  one-on-one interactions between members of equal status 
C)  cooperative pursuit of superordinate goals 
D)  contact supported by social norms 
A)  clear penalties if group members show prejudice toward each other 
B)  one-on-one interactions between members of equal status 
C)  cooperative pursuit of superordinate goals 
D)  contact supported by social norms

Question 20

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

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The outgroup homogeneity effect is the t

Recall that Glick and Fiske (2001a,2001b)studied positive and negative stereotypes about women in 19 different countries.They found that

Modern racism in the United States is characterized by

The ________ procedure is a way of assessing unconscious prejudice by measuring how positively people evaluate a neutral image right after they have been shown pictures of a member of a target group (e.g.,someone who is female or someone who is Muslim).

Basking in reflected glory refers to a tendency to

Why do people tend to see faces of their own race as more distinguishable and easier to recognize (i.e.,own-race identification bias)?

When is Kyle,a so-called morning person,more likely to use stereotypes when forming judgments of others?

Alec thinks that members of a particular group are hostile,and therefore he acts toward them in a guarded manner.As a result,Alec may elicit a coldness in members of that group that he sees as proof of their hostility.This scenario is an example of

Which of the following real-world examples is most consistent with the predictions of realistic group conflict theory?

Callie,a college student,believes that all male professors think alike,act alike,and look alike.Callie is demonstrating the ________ effect.

Mr.Biggs sets up his fifth grade classroom so that students need to teach each other and cooperate in order to do well.Mr.Biggs is applying

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.

Recall that Steele and Aronson (1995)showed that black participants performed relatively poorly on a test when they were led to believe it was a particularly good measure of intellectual ability.This finding can be explained by

While sitting in a restaurant with a friend,John looks across the street and sees a black man and a white man fighting.Research suggests that if John is white,he is likely to assume that the

Janet believes that all Asians are polite and good at math.Janet is engaging in

Research suggests that stereotyping can sometimes be because it can our social environment.

Research shows that even if schools are integrated,if the children's parents do not encourage and support that integration,the children will be less likely to meet and play with children from different backgrounds.In this case,which condition for reducing prejudice is NOT met?

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

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The Social Self

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Social Attribution: Explaining Behavior

Emotion

Attitudes, Behavior, and Rationalization

Persuasion

Social Influence

Relationships and Attraction

Groups

Aggression

Altruism and Cooperation

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Exam 11: Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Recall that Glick and Fiske (2001a,2001b)studied positive and negative stereotypes about women in 19 different countries.They found that

Modern racism in the United States is characterized by

The ________ procedure is a way of assessing unconscious prejudice by measuring how positively people evaluate a neutral image right after they have been shown pictures of a member of a target group (e.g.,someone who is female or someone who is Muslim).

Basking in reflected glory refers to a tendency to

Why do people tend to see faces of their own race as more distinguishable and easier to recognize (i.e.,own-race identification bias)?

When is Kyle,a so-called morning person,more likely to use stereotypes when forming judgments of others?

Alec thinks that members of a particular group are hostile,and therefore he acts toward them in a guarded manner.As a result,Alec may elicit a coldness in members of that group that he sees as proof of their hostility.This scenario is an example of

Which of the following real-world examples is most consistent with the predictions of realistic group conflict theory?

Callie,a college student,believes that all male professors think alike,act alike,and look alike.Callie is demonstrating the ________ effect.

Mr.Biggs sets up his fifth grade classroom so that students need to teach each other and cooperate in order to do well.Mr.Biggs is applying

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.

Recall that Steele and Aronson (1995)showed that black participants performed relatively poorly on a test when they were led to believe it was a particularly good measure of intellectual ability.This finding can be explained by

While sitting in a restaurant with a friend,John looks across the street and sees a black man and a white man fighting.Research suggests that if John is white,he is likely to assume that the

Janet believes that all Asians are polite and good at math.Janet is engaging in

Research suggests that stereotyping can sometimes be ________ because it can ________ our social environment.

Research shows that even if schools are integrated,if the children's parents do not encourage and support that integration,the children will be less likely to meet and play with children from different backgrounds.In this case,which condition for reducing prejudice is NOT met?

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

An Invitation to Social Psychology

The Methods of Social Psychology

The Social Self

Social Cognition: Thinking About

Social Attribution: Explaining Behavior

Emotion

Attitudes, Behavior, and Rationalization

Persuasion

Social Influence

Relationships and Attraction

Groups

Aggression

Altruism and Cooperation

Application Module 1 : Social Psychology and Health

Application Module 2 : Social Psychology and Educatio

Application Module 3 :social Psychology and the Law

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Research suggests that stereotyping can sometimes be because it can our social environment.