Exam 17: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Mary, who is a teacher, believes that "all teenagers are irresponsible," while Greg, her teenage student, believes that "all teachers are mean." Both have revealed which of the following regarding others?

The anxiety caused by the fear of being judged in terms of a stereotype is known as

Violent delinquent behavior among adolescents usually develops slowly as they move from minor aggression, such as bullying, in early adolescence to physical fighting and gang fighting to rape and muggings in late adolescence. This escalation is best explained by which theory?

Stereotypes rob people of their individuality and are especially damaging when people begin to halfway believe the stereotypes applied to them or at least worry about how they appear in the presence of stereotypers. These persons are

Discuss five ways that a person can "break the prejudice habit" and become more open and tolerant of others.

Helping is much more likely when we are able to take the perspective of others and feel sympathy for their plight, a condition known as

According to psychologists Latané and Darley, people are less willing to help someone in distress when others are present because

Differences in the power, prestige, or privileges of two or more persons or groups are referred to as

Regarding interpersonal attraction, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which psychologist amassed evidence that victims of stereotyping tend to feel stereotype threat, which decreases their performance?

For many people, becoming less prejudiced begins by accepting the value of the ability to genuinely appreciate those who differ from us culturally, which is called __________ to the other.

Dealing with the current global energy and food crisis, preserving the natural environment on a global scale, and finding ways to deal with the continuing threat posed by terrorism and religious extremism are examples of

If the policies of a government institution, such as a school or college, show prejudice based on the person's age, whether young or old, this is called systemic

Factors that influence interpersonal attraction include which of the following?

On a test, if people who claimed not to be prejudiced against males staying home with their kids were slower and less accurate in classifying words into the categories of Male or Family as opposed to Male or Career, this would indicate that they

According to the affiliation studies conducted by Schachter and others, which saying is most accurate?

Traditional classroom is to competition as the jigsaw classroom is to

In the experiment in which women participants preferred to wait with the other "future shock victims," the researchers believed that the participants chose to wait with the "future victims" because

Hypoglycemia, allergies, and brain disorders can lower the threshold for aggression. This fact most directly supports which view of aggression?

Which of the following involves blaming a person or a group for the actions of others or for conditions not of their making?