Exam 13: Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

Suppose that Jose was born and raised in Mexico and that-even though he has never been to the United States-he holds a number of stereotypes about Americans. These stereotypes are MOST likely based on ____.

In a well-known study using archival data, researchers found that-in the southern United States, between 1882 and 1930-there was a statistically significant correlation between the market price of cotton and the frequency of interracial lynching incidents. This study has typically been interpreted as supporting ____.

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

Prejudice can exist without discrimination.

"Biased judgments based on stereotypes and prejudices are not only unfair and immoral; in some cases, they can have lethal consequences." Explain with an example.

People use stereotypes when their ability to judge is diminished.

Which of the following is an example of ingroup favoritism?

Which of the following statements is MOST accurate regarding discrimination against Arabs and Muslims living in the United States?

Let's assume that most high school students have "attitude" at one time or another. Mr. Schmidt, a high school athletic director, is a very prejudiced individual. He usually notices when the black students in school have "attitude" and rarely notices when the white students show "attitude." Consequently, he continues to believe that black students are disrespectful to authority. His tendency to focus on social information in a biased way that supports his prejudiced belief illustrates the ____.

How does prejudice regarding obesity compare to racism and sexism?

One critical reason why people hold on to stereotypes-even in the face of refuting evidence-is that they tend to view pieces of refuting evidence as exceptions that constitute their own (new)categories. That is, they tend to create ____.

Which of the following refers to the tendency to simultaneously (a)hold egalitarian values and (b)experience negative feelings when interacting with minority groups?

Is competition something that exists across the world, in all known cultures, or are there cultures that are completely peaceful?

Which of the following statements is MOST accurate regarding the human tendencies for prejudice and stereotyping?

Francois is at a bar and asks a woman for her phone number. Suppose the woman rebuffs him and calls him a creep. Which of the following responses BEST exemplifies the outgroup homogeneity bias?

Men tend to be rated less positively when they are seated next to an obese woman than when they are seated next to an average-weight woman. This tendency is known as ____. ​

Groups are more prone to hostile competition than individuals are. This has been dubbed ____.

Suppose that Tim is relatively prejudiced against college athletes (he believes that they are overly aggressive and nonintellectual), while Alex does not appear to be prejudiced against college athletes. Research suggests that Tim and Alex differ in that ____.

What is scapegoat theory? What are the motivational roots of scapegoating?

Research shows that male  job applicants are rated more negatively if they are shown sitting next to an obese woman. This effect is called ____.