Question 1

Prejudice consists of behaviours toward a group, while discrimination is the attitudes or beliefs about a group.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

When does social facilitation help or hurt someone's task performance?

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Question 3

Serge, who has four years of experience as a chef's assistant, applies for a job as a cook at a restaurant that has just advertised a position. The manager offers him a job as a dishwasher because he does not believe that members of Serge's ethnic group make good cooks. The offer of the less desirable job is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  prejudice. 
B)  realistic conflict theory. 
C)  in-group behaviour. 
D)  discrimination.

Question 4

Compare and contrast prejudice and discrimination, providing an example to point out the differences.

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Question 5

Which of the following is an example of a stereotype?

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A)  James believes that Asian people are better at math than non-Asians. 
B)  Margery makes $5 an hour less than Ian, who does the same job at her company. 
C)  Louis is having a difficult time impressing his employer and earning a promotion. 
D)  Martin has had bad experiences with female employees recently.

Question 6

Realistic conflict theory emphasizes the role of which of the following in the development of prejudice?

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A)  stereotypes of minority groups 
B)  labelling of minority groups 
C)  modelling of discriminatory behaviour 
D)  competition for scarce resources

Question 7

Social psychology is the area in psychology that focuses on

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A)  human growth and development across the lifespan. 
B)  the influence of other people on our emotions, thoughts, and behaviour. 
C)  inner psychological conflicts which determine our personality. 
D)  the study of emotion and motivation.

Question 8

Contact works to reduce prejudice only under certain conditions. Which of the following is not one of those conditions?

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A)  If individuals simply spend time together. 
B)  The groups should be of approximately equal status. 
C)  Most contact should be informal. 
D)  The representative should be seen as "typical" members of their group.

Question 9

What biological factors influence aggression?

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Question 10

What percentage of the subjects in the original Asch study never conformed to the majority's incorrect response?

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A)  25 percent 
B)  5 percent 
C)  33 percent 
D)  70 percent

Question 11

Pain, loud noises, and foul odours have been associated with increases in aggression.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Stanford Prison Experiment conducted by Zimbardo demonstrated the powerful influence of

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A)  poverty. 
B)  money. 
C)  social class. 
D)  social roles.

Question 13

Aaron doesn't feel like throwing his garbage in the garbage can, but he does so because he is in a public place and doesn't want others to get upset with him for littering. Which effect does this demonstrate.

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A)  compliance 
B)  conformity 
C)  obedience 
D)  groupthink

Question 14

Students often report that when they work in a group, someone will not do their part to complete the group project. The person not doing enough to help the group is engaged in:

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A)  social loafing. 
B)  social facilitation. 
C)  group polarization. 
D)  social inaction.

Question 15

One view of how prejudice arises and is sustained suggests that the thinking processes we use to simplify, categorize, and order our world are the same processes by which we distort it. This view is the

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A)  cognitive discrimination theory. 
B)  social cognition theory. 
C)  reverse discrimination theory. 
D)  realistic conflict theory.

Question 16

In order to reduce discrimination, the contact hypothesis states that

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A)  groups should be introduced in a familiar environment, such as competitive sports. 
B)  members of the opposite group should be identified as "special" or "extraordinary" examples of their group. 
C)  group contact should be formal and structured. 
D)  groups should be equal in status and their ability to perform in the contact situation.

Question 17

According to Berkowitz, anger and aggression can result from

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A)  an automatic response to frustration. 
B)  aversive events and unpleasant emotions. 
C)  an aggressive instinct. 
D)  genetic causes.

Question 18

You are a subject in an experiment identical to the original Milgram studies of obedience. If you behaved like most of Milgram's subjects, which of the following would decrease your level of obedience to the experimenter's commands?

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A)  You see someone else who obediently follows the experimenter's commands. 
B)  You are told that the experimenter accepts full responsibility for the welfare of the person receiving the shock. 
C)  You are in the presence of other subjects who refuse to follow the experimenter's orders. 
D)  The request for obedience starts with small initial requests that gradually increase.

Question 19

Ezio and his friends are constantly teased by a group of boys in their grade 4 class, who make comments about their clothes, their haircuts, and their behaviour in class. The teasing by these boys could easily cause Ezio and his friends to develop

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A)  the Robber's Cave effect. 
B)  an out-group mentality. 
C)  a realistic conflict. 
D)  an us-versus-them attitude.

Question 20

Which of the following statements is true about abused children and their parents?

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A)  The majority of abused children become abusing parents. 
B)  Abused children are more likely to become abusive parents than are non-abused children. 
C)  The majority of abused children become delinquent, criminal, aggressive, or violent. 
D)  The majority of abusive parents were abused in their own childhoods.

Exam 10: Social Psychology