Exam 13: Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

Jake is about to interact with his new roommate. Jake is white, and is worried that his African American roommate will think he is prejudiced. He is worried that he might say something that could be taken as a sign of prejudice. Jake is experiencing ____.

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The idea that people blame their problems and misfortunes on outgroups and hold negative attitudes toward outgroups accordingly is known as ____.

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Explain what is meant by the contact hypothesis.

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The contact hypothes is states that regular interaction between members of different groups reduces prejudice,providing that it occurs under favorable conditions. According to this hypothesis,negative prejudices arise and survive because the two groups do not have much contact with each other. Bringing conflicting groups together supposedly reduces prejudicial feelings as members of different groups come to know and understand one another. For example, integrating children of different racial backgrounds should reduce prejudice as these students interact with one another and learn more about each other.

How do non-prejudiced people override stereotypes?

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Question 4

Which of the following statements best summarizes the relationship between salience and stereotype formation?

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Question 5

Researchers dropped 100 unsealed envelopes containing money around the campus of a Swedish university. Half the letters were addressed to a person with a common Swedish surname (A. Andersson), whereas the other half of the letters were addressed to a person with a common Muslim surname (A. Abdullah). The researchers found that ____.

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Question 6

Implicit prejudiced attitudes are ____.

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Question 7

The tendency to focus more on evidence that supports one's expectations than on evidence that contradicts them is called ____.

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Question 8

Which of the following is an example of aversive racism?

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Question 9

Research on the economics of sport found that black players in the major leagues of English football were paid ____.

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Question 10

Aversive racists simultaneously hold egalitarian and negative toward people of other races

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Question 11

Suppose that Ms. J. is a third-grade teacher. In her classroom, she requires that students study together in small, multiethnic workgroups, in which each group member is responsible for collecting and communicating to fellow group members a different type of information. It appears that Ms. J. is using the cooperative learning technique known as ____.

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Question 12

Suppose that Aretha grew up in New York but currently works in California as a Human Resources Director. While she tries to be unbiased when reviewing job applications, she knows that she has a tendency to favor applicants from New York over other applicants. That is, she tends to engage in ____.

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Question 13

The outgroup homogeneity bias refers to the tendency for people to ____.

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Question 14

Jayne firmly believes that prejudice is wrong, and works hard to consciously overcome any stereotypes she feels might interfere with her judgments. Jayne has an External Motivation to Respond without Prejudice.

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Question 15

Based on the descriptions of stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination, which of the following statements is most accurate?

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Question 16

One way to reduce prejudice toward outgroup members is by imagining positive interactions with them.

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Question 17

Technically speaking, the term homophobia refers to an excessive ________________ of homosexuals or homosexual behavior.

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Question 18

Groups are more prone to hostile competition than individuals are. This effect has been dubbed the ________________.

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Question 19

The term salience can be loosely defined as "that which is flexible or changeable according to the situation."

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Jake is about to interact with his new roommate. Jake is white, and is worried that his African American roommate will think he is prejudiced. He is worried that he might say something that could be taken as a sign of prejudice. Jake is experiencing ____.

The idea that people blame their problems and misfortunes on outgroups and hold negative attitudes toward outgroups accordingly is known as ____.

Explain what is meant by the contact hypothesis.

How do non-prejudiced people override stereotypes?

Which of the following statements best summarizes the relationship between salience and stereotype formation?

Implicit prejudiced attitudes are ____.

The tendency to focus more on evidence that supports one's expectations than on evidence that contradicts them is called ____.

Which of the following is an example of aversive racism?

Research on the economics of sport found that black players in the major leagues of English football were paid ____.

Aversive racists simultaneously hold egalitarian and negative toward people of other races

Suppose that Aretha grew up in New York but currently works in California as a Human Resources Director. While she tries to be unbiased when reviewing job applications, she knows that she has a tendency to favor applicants from New York over other applicants. That is, she tends to engage in ____.

The outgroup homogeneity bias refers to the tendency for people to ____.

Jayne firmly believes that prejudice is wrong, and works hard to consciously overcome any stereotypes she feels might interfere with her judgments. Jayne has an External Motivation to Respond without Prejudice.

Based on the descriptions of stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination, which of the following statements is most accurate?

One way to reduce prejudice toward outgroup members is by imagining positive interactions with them.

Technically speaking, the term homophobia refers to an excessive ________________ of homosexuals or homosexual behavior.

Groups are more prone to hostile competition than individuals are. This effect has been dubbed the ________________.

The term salience can be loosely defined as "that which is flexible or changeable according to the situation."

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Exam 13: Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

Jake is about to interact with his new roommate. Jake is white, and is worried that his African American roommate will think he is prejudiced. He is worried that he might say something that could be taken as a sign of prejudice. Jake is experiencing ____. ​

The idea that people blame their problems and misfortunes on outgroups and hold negative attitudes toward outgroups accordingly is known as ____.

Explain what is meant by the contact hypothesis.

How do non-prejudiced people override stereotypes?

Which of the following statements best summarizes the relationship between salience and stereotype formation? ​

Implicit prejudiced attitudes are ____.

The tendency to focus more on evidence that supports one's expectations than on evidence that contradicts them is called ____.

Which of the following is an example of aversive racism?

Research on the economics of sport found that black players in the major leagues of English football were paid ____.

Aversive racists simultaneously hold egalitarian ____ and negative ____ toward people of other races ​

Suppose that Aretha grew up in New York but currently works in California as a Human Resources Director. While she tries to be unbiased when reviewing job applications, she knows that she has a tendency to favor applicants from New York over other applicants. That is, she tends to engage in ____.

The outgroup homogeneity bias refers to the tendency for people to ____.

Jayne firmly believes that prejudice is wrong, and works hard to consciously overcome any stereotypes she feels might interfere with her judgments. Jayne has an External Motivation to Respond without Prejudice. ​

Based on the descriptions of stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination, which of the following statements is most accurate?

One way to reduce prejudice toward outgroup members is by imagining positive interactions with them.

Technically speaking, the term homophobia refers to an excessive ________________ of homosexuals or homosexual behavior.

Groups are more prone to hostile competition than individuals are. This effect has been dubbed the ________________.

The term salience can be loosely defined as "that which is flexible or changeable according to the situation."

The Mission and the Method

Culture and Nature

The-Self

Choices and Actions: The Self in Control

Social Cognition

Emotion and Affect

Attitudes, Beliefs, and Consistency

Social Influence and Persuasion

Prosocial Behavior: Doing Whats Best for Others

Aggression Antisocial Behavior

Interpersonal Attraction and Rejection

Close Relationships: Passion, Intimacy, and Sexuality

Groups

Application Module A: Applying Social Psychology to Consumer Behavior

Application Module B: Applying Social Psychology to Health

Application Module C: Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Application Module D: Applying Social Psychology to Law

Application Module E: Applying Social Psychology to the Environ

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Jake is about to interact with his new roommate. Jake is white, and is worried that his African American roommate will think he is prejudiced. He is worried that he might say something that could be taken as a sign of prejudice. Jake is experiencing ____.

Which of the following statements best summarizes the relationship between salience and stereotype formation?

Aversive racists simultaneously hold egalitarian and negative toward people of other races

Jayne firmly believes that prejudice is wrong, and works hard to consciously overcome any stereotypes she feels might interfere with her judgments. Jayne has an External Motivation to Respond without Prejudice.