Exam 13: Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

Groups are more influenced by competition than individuals are. This effect has been dubbed the ________________.

Which of the following is the best definition of "stereotyping"?

When participants in a research study are presented with a string of letters that they have to decide is a real word or not, they are doing a(n)____.

The so-called "discontinuity effect" is lessened when ____.

A group of students is working on a puzzle. Each student has two pieces necessary to complete it. All the students want to complete it. This is an example of a(n)________________.

In the contemporary U.S., in general, ____ have the highest levels of self-esteem; followed by ____ followed by ____.

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 ____.

Szymanski's (2000)research found that black players in the major leagues for English football were paid ____.

People who belong to the same category as yourself are called ____.

Research suggests that one key way in which non-prejudiced people differ from prejudiced people is that non-prejudiced people are not aware of the negative stereotypes of other groups.

Which of the following statements best describes how prejudice and stereotypes affect their targets?

People tend to show a preference for ingroups over outgroups even when group membership is determined at random, and even when they have never interacted with members of their ingroup. This tendency is known as ____.

Considering all the different stereotypes that people hold of different groups, are most stereotypes positive, negative, or neutral?

Jussim and Harber's (2005)research on the self-fulfilling prophecy and in the classroom found that ____.

The so-called "minimal group effect" most directly suggests that ____.

Merely categorizing people into arbitrary groups like "red team" or "blue team" is sufficient to produce ingroup favoritism.

Research examining differences between prejudiced people and non-prejudiced people suggests that, in general, non-prejudiced people ____.

At about what age do children begin to judge others based on race?

According to realistic group conflict theory, white people should show the most prejudice against minority groups when ____.

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 ____.