Exam 13: Prejudice: Causes, Consequences, and Cures

Gordon Allport described stereotyping as "the law of __________."

As the only African American in his class, LaMonte tends to worry about committing errors because he does not want his White counterparts to think that all African Americans are intellectually inferior. LaMonte is experiencing __________.

According to the justification-suppression model described by Crandall and Eshleman (2003) presented in your text, once a person is able to find valid justification for disliking a group, they are more likely to __________.

__________ may be an even more powerful reason for discrimination than outright prejudice and hostility, according to Greenwald and Pettigrew (2014).

Recall that Sherif and his colleagues (1961) created conflict between two groups of boys in a summer camp. Once in-group cohesiveness was established, they set up a series of competitive situations such as tug-of-war and other competitive games. Conflict between the two groups escalated. This field study provided support for the __________ theory of prejudice.

According to your text, a majority group will systematically discriminate against a minority to maintain its __________.

According to your text, why does developing the ability to understand what another person is going through decrease prejudice?

From a social psychologist's perspective, the first step toward prejudice is __________.

Anecdotal evidence shows that African-American and White coal miners in the 1950s were completely segregated above ground and completely integrated below ground. This example suggests the operation of __________ in prejudice.