Question 1

When you meet a new person, stereotypes typically serve to ____. ​

Accepted Answer

A) establish what you want that person to be like 
B) warn you about problems or dangers that the individual presents 
C) guide the assumptions that you have about the individual-which you will hold on to no matter what 
D) provide you with hypotheses to be tested about that individual 
A) establish what you want that person to be like 
B) warn you about problems or dangers that the individual presents 
C) guide the assumptions that you have about the individual-which you will hold on to no matter what 
D) provide you with hypotheses to be tested about that individual

Question 2

Which of the following is LEAST likely to be considered a stigma?

Accepted Answer

A) Being overweight 
B) Having bad acne 
C) Having double-jointed knees 
D) Having cerebral palsy 
A) Being overweight 
B) Having bad acne 
C) Having double-jointed knees 
D) Having cerebral palsy

Question 3

People who belong to a different group or category than yourself are ____.

Accepted Answer

A) outgroup members 
B) ingroup members 
C) homogeneous 
D) heterogeneous 
A) outgroup members 
B) ingroup members 
C) homogeneous 
D) heterogeneous

Question 4

Martina is a human resources manager in a company. While hiring people, she tends to prefer applicants who studied at the same university as she did. This is an example of ingroup favoritism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Stereotypes are always negative.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following can best be thought of as a behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) Stereotyping 
B) Racism 
C) Discrimination 
D) Prejudice 
A) Stereotyping 
B) Racism 
C) Discrimination 
D) Prejudice

Question 7

Research suggests that, in general, prejudiced people and non-prejudiced people differ from one another in terms of ____.

Accepted Answer

A) their automatic responses to other groups 
B) their conscious responses to other groups 
C) both their automatic responses to other groups and their conscious responses to other groups 
D) neither their automatic responses to other groups nor their conscious responses to other groups 
A) their automatic responses to other groups 
B) their conscious responses to other groups 
C) both their automatic responses to other groups and their conscious responses to other groups 
D) neither their automatic responses to other groups nor their conscious responses to other groups

Question 8

Which of the following is the BEST  example of the self-fulfilling prophecy?

Accepted Answer

A) Greg loves to be around attractive people because he thinks that he himself is good looking (even though he is actually not). 
B) Greg has a broken arm and cannot write well. As a consequence, his arm gets no exercise. 
C) Greg has no health insurance because he is poor and cannot afford it. He therefore gets sick frequently. 
D) Greg is a small-built person. His football coach assumes he is a weak player and ignores him. Consequently, Greg plays horribly. 
A) Greg loves to be around attractive people because he thinks that he himself is good looking (even though he is actually not). 
B) Greg has a broken arm and cannot write well. As a consequence, his arm gets no exercise. 
C) Greg has no health insurance because he is poor and cannot afford it. He therefore gets sick frequently. 
D) Greg is a small-built person. His football coach assumes he is a weak player and ignores him. Consequently, Greg plays horribly.

Question 9

Which of the following statements BEST describes how prejudices and stereotypes affect their targets?

Accepted Answer

A) People dislike being stereotyped. 
B) People like being stereotyped as long as the stereotype is accurate. 
C) People like being stereotyped as long as the stereotype is positive. 
D) People dislike stereotyping, but like prejudice. 
A) People dislike being stereotyped. 
B) People like being stereotyped as long as the stereotype is accurate. 
C) People like being stereotyped as long as the stereotype is positive. 
D) People dislike stereotyping, but like prejudice.

Question 10

Research on the economics of sport suggests that ____.

Accepted Answer

A) racial discrimination is financially beneficial for most teams 
B) racial discrimination can be costly for teams 
C) racial discrimination does not occur 
D) racial discrimination is rare 
A) racial discrimination is financially beneficial for most teams 
B) racial discrimination can be costly for teams 
C) racial discrimination does not occur 
D) racial discrimination is rare

Question 11

Which of the following findings has been MOST frequently interpreted as evidence for scapegoat theory?

Accepted Answer

A) The finding that people often state that they are not prejudiced against certain groups but display prejudice when they are assessed indirectly 
B) Hovland and Sears's finding 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 
C) Sherif's finding-based on his research with two groups of 11-year-old boys camping at Robber's Cave-that the groups became prejudiced against one another when required to compete but friendly toward one another when required to work together to achieve common goals 
D) Tajfel's finding  that ingroup favoritism occurs even when people are randomly assigned to groups and have no prior attachment to them 
A) The finding that people often state that they are not prejudiced against certain groups but display prejudice when they are assessed indirectly 
B) Hovland and Sears's finding 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 
C) Sherif's finding-based on his research with two groups of 11-year-old boys camping at Robber's Cave-that the groups became prejudiced against one another when required to compete but friendly toward one another when required to work together to achieve common goals 
D) Tajfel's finding  that ingroup favoritism occurs even when people are randomly assigned to groups and have no prior attachment to them

Question 12

________________ is the process of sorting people into groups on the basis of characteristics they have in common.

Accepted Answer

Social cat

When you meet a new person, stereotypes typically serve to ____.

Which of the following is LEAST likely to be considered a stigma?

People who belong to a different group or category than yourself are ____.

Martina is a human resources manager in a company. While hiring people, she tends to prefer applicants who studied at the same university as she did. This is an example of ingroup favoritism.

Stereotypes are always negative.

Which of the following can best be thought of as a behavior.

Research suggests that, in general, prejudiced people and non-prejudiced people differ from one another in terms of ____.

Which of the following is the BEST example of the self-fulfilling prophecy?

Which of the following statements BEST describes how prejudices and stereotypes affect their targets?

Research on the economics of sport suggests that ____.

Which of the following findings has been MOST frequently interpreted as evidence for scapegoat theory?

________________ is the process of sorting people into groups on the basis of characteristics they have in common.

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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Exam 13: Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

When you meet a new person, stereotypes typically serve to ____. ​

Which of the following is LEAST likely to be considered a stigma?

People who belong to a different group or category than yourself are ____.

Martina is a human resources manager in a company. While hiring people, she tends to prefer applicants who studied at the same university as she did. This is an example of ingroup favoritism.

Stereotypes are always negative.

Which of the following can best be thought of as a behavior.

Research suggests that, in general, prejudiced people and non-prejudiced people differ from one another in terms of ____.

Which of the following is the BEST example of the self-fulfilling prophecy?

Which of the following statements BEST describes how prejudices and stereotypes affect their targets?

Research on the economics of sport suggests that ____.

Which of the following findings has been MOST frequently interpreted as evidence for scapegoat theory?

________________ is the process of sorting people into groups on the basis of characteristics they have in common.

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

Filters

When you meet a new person, stereotypes typically serve to ____.