Exam 10: Understanding Prejudice, Stereotyping, and Discrimination

Data showing that women tend to get paid less than men may provide evidence for _________.

_____________ is the influence on White Americans' racial attitudes by two clashing sets of values: a belief in individualism and a belief in egalitarianism.

When people talk about positive behaviors performed by members of an outgroup, they tend to use more concrete descriptions. This phenomenon is consistent with:

The outgroup homogeneity effect is the tendency to:

Use social role theory to explain why many people may still believe that a woman is not qualified to be the President of the United States. Include in your discussion the relevant stereotypes that are involved in these beliefs.

Perceiving other groups as being less than human is ______.

Stereotypes are ______.

A negative behavior toward an individual solely on the basis of that person's membership in a particular group is:

Groups often have negative feelings about one another because they are fighting over resources such as water and resource-rich land. Which of the following theories best explains this type of intergroup conflict?

Many Whites hold both pro- and anti-Black attitudes because of ______.

Discuss at least three reasons that people use stereotypes. Give examples of stereotypes assigned to two groups and how one's perceptions of these groups are influenced.

The belief that African Americans are naturally athletic is ________.

Describe the two dimensions proposed by the stereotype content model.

Imagine you are tasked with helping people at work reduce their tendency to apply stereotypes. Using theory and research from social psychology, discuss how you would do this.

In World War II, Nazi propaganda portrayed Jews as disease-carrying rats. This is an example of ______.

Recent surveys find that the majority of African Americans:

The psychologist Gordon Allport argued that:

Define aversive racism. When are people most likely to fall prey to aversive racism?

____________________ is the pairing of hostile beliefs about women with benevolent but patronizing beliefs about them.

Which of the following theories would suggest that the objectification of women may be partially the result of people's efforts to deny mortality?