Exam 13: Prejudice: Causes and Cures

Recall that Carl Word,Mark Zanna,and Joel Cooper (1974)tested the self-fulfilling prophecy as it relates to prejudice.They observed the differential behaviors of Anglo-American interviewers who interviewed either African-American or Anglo-American job candidates.They then trained other interviewers to manifest these two different interview styles.When the new interviewers later interviewed Anglo-American job applicants,the applicants who were treated as African Americans in the first study

Stereotypes are perpetuated in a culture.Thus,members of a culture may not believe the stereotypes,but most

In which of the following cases would stereotype threat not be likely to occur?

In a series of experiments,Claude Steele and Joshua Aronson (1995)had both African-American and Anglo- American students at Stanford University take a verbal test.In one condition,the test was described as a valid measure of intelligence,and in the other condition,the test was described as neither a reliable nor valid measure of intelligence.In the former condition,African Americans performed more poorly than did Anglo Americans because

Why would researchers like Patricia Devine (1989)flash stereotypic words like "black," "hostile," or "lazy" so quickly that participants don't recognized them,and why would researchers like Russell Fazio and his colleagues (in press)flash white and black faces so quickly that participants wouldn't realize they had "seen" them?

Robert Cialdini and his colleagues (1976)counted the number of college insignia T-shirts worn by university students on the Monday after their teams played football.These researchers found that students were more likely to wear such shirts after victories than after losses.These findings suggest that

Based on research presented in your text by Rohan and Zanna (1996),if Timmy's parents hold egalitarian beliefs,what types of beliefs is Timmy likely to hold as an adult?

Recall that Bridgeman (1981)conducted an experiment with ten-year-old children,half of whom had previously had two months' experience in a jigsaw classroom.In this experiment,she showed the youngsters a cartoon in which a little boy waves goodbye to his father at the airport,receives a package from the postman,and bursts into tears upon finding out that it contains a toy plane.Children who had two months' experience in the jigsaw groups were more likely than the control group to say that

Tara's boss always calls her "Miss," but refers to his other employees by name.He also goes out of his way to hold open a door for her,and has asked her a number of times to bring in some of her fabulous cookies for the office.Tara is experiencing ____ sexism from her boss.

Recall the study that Jane Elliot (1977)did in her classroom in which she divided her students by eye color.She allowed one group to have certain privileges one day,and the other group to have these privileges the next day.Why did she subject her students to experiencing prejudice?

Maria and Barbara are both twelve years old.Maria's mother subscribes to gender stereotypes,but Barbara's mother does not hold stereotypical beliefs about gender.Maria is more likely to believe ____ and Barbara is more likely to believe ____.

Gabriella is driving during rush hour through a neighborhood where most of the people are African- American.Her children in the backseat are arguing and she's trying to remember a list of items she needs to retrieve from the grocery.Even though she is ____ in prejudice,she finds herself locking her car doors because she has ____ cognitive resources with which to examine and change her behavior.

In the introduction to Chapter 13 (Prejudice: Causes and Consequences)the authors describe two events: Thurgood Marshall's experience with prejudice and discrimination in the South,and the aftermath of the 0.J. Simpson murder trial.What do these two events have in common? They

Research by Deutsch and Collins(1951)suggests that when residents of a segregated vs.racially integrated housing project were surveyed after living there for several months,people who had lived in the integrated environment tended to

The idea that prejudice can be reduced by interacting with members of an out-group is called the

____ characterizes a situation in which two or more groups need each other and must depend on each other to accomplish a goal important to each group.

What is the role of the Bible in justifying prejudice,based on evidence presented in your text?

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

Julius is an African American and Mike is a Caucasian; both are basketball players for high-school teams.They both score same number of baskets and have similar records of assists,rebounds,and free throws.According to information from your text,who would be viewed as having more athletic ability and as having played a better game overall?

Which of the following statements about prejudice is false?