Exam 6: Social Identity

Black students who are asked to indicate their race before taking a difficult test will perform more poorly than students who are asked to take the same test but who do not first indicate their race.

Members of stigmatized groups, such as African Americans and people who are facially disfigured, have lower self-esteem than the non-stigmatized.

Millie's grandfather believes that members of a particular social group are ""all the same."" This perception of Millie's grandfather is known as __________ .

Which of the following is true about social competition?

Which of the following is true about the way we think about our in-groups?

What are 2 benefits and 2 drawbacks of group membership?

Prejudice and discrimination against out-groups is stronger in collectivistic, as opposed to individualistic, cultures.

Research on race and self-esteem has shown that for White students, ______ self-esteem was a predictor of depression, whereas for Black students, ______ self-esteem was a predictor of depression.

Being liked is the ultimate goal of social change movements.

________ is the process of seeing oneself as a member of a group, whereas ________ refers to our thoughts and feelings about the groups to which we belong.

Which of the following is the best example of the black sheep effect among a group of cheerleaders?

In order to create in-group bias, two groups must have a long history of antagonism and aggression toward each other.

Research by Hugenberg, Miller and Claypool (2007) shows that the cross-race identification bias occurs because:

In his work on the minimal intergroup situation, Tajfel found that prejudice and discrimination between two groups first appeared at which point?

Individuals who want to escape from a stigmatized groups can use two strategies. _______is a psychological strategy and _______ is a physical strategy.

Which of the following is the best-example of basking in reflected glory?

In a study by Heilman, Simon and Reppe (1987), males and females were told that they had been selected to fill a leadership position. Who was most likely to experience attributional ambiguity in this study?

Groups of blue collar workers go on strike to protest their substandard pay. Which strategy are these individuals engaging in?

A team of baseball players from the United States are flying to China to compete against a Chinese baseball team. Describe 3 situations in which the group membership of the American players will be made salient (these 3 situations should illustrate 3 of the different factors described in the text)

Raul is a Mexican teenager who is struggling in school. If Raul wants to give his self-esteem a little boost, with whom should he compare himself?