Exam 3: Bias

From a sociological perspective, the key to reducing bias is to focus on individuals and their attitudes toward others.

Rueben applied for a ticket sales job with the local minor league baseball team but was passed over because he is Latino. This is consistent with which of the following?

Depending on the social context, expressing prejudice against some groups might be socially permissible.

Racial minorities experience preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury and violence. What is this called?

Which of the following is true about implicit prejudicial attitudes?

According to the stereotype content model, stereotypes exist along two domains; these are:

Which form of bias represents the differential evaluation of a group or an individual based on her or his group membership?

Researchers have shown that, within sport, people associate femininity with competence.

Researchers have shown that Whites, when told an activity assesses their natural athletic ability, perform more poorly than when they are told the activity assesses their sports intelligence. This pattern is consistent with:

People can express prejudice without having negative feelings toward the target group.

Discuss the differences among stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination. In doing so, highlight the definitions and dimensions of each term, as well as the expected outcomes.

Virtually anyone can face discrimination, depending on the context. Which group of people are most likely to face discrimination? For which group of people are the effects of discrimination on subsequent outcomes likely to be strongest?

Which form of bias operates in the cognitive domain?

People who experience discrimination frequently report negative psychological outcomes. Relative to their peers, these effects are likely stronger among which group?

Researchers have shown that when community racism is low, people will find ways to be active, irrespective of their resources.

What are the primary forms of bias observed in sport today, and why are they present?

Access discrimination only negatively affects persons applying for jobs.

People who are considered very competent but not very warm are likely to evoke feelings of envy.

Jill holds negative attitudes toward Asian Indian cricket players, is aware of these attitudes, and maintains them. This is an example of which of the following?

What happens to people who express sexual prejudice?