Exam 4: Stereotype Activation and Application

Imagine you are asked to follow a Black person on social media. What factors relevant to the stereotype application process might affect whether you accept this request?

If an interviewer believes that older workers have poor memories, how is that likely to affect the questions they ask an older worker? Base your Answer on the self-fulfilling prophecy.

Explain how holding a negative stereotype about a group affects people's evaluation of a member of that group.

When stereotype activation is triggered simply by stimuli associated with the stereo- typed group,-------------------processing has occurred.

Individual differences in people's motivation to acquire and use information are labeled

What is individuating information and how does it affect stereotype application?

What are chronic egalitarian goals? Give an example.

Research on the relationship between morning and evening people and stereotype use shows that

According to research on social power and stereotyping, which of the following peo- ple is most likely to use stereotypes?

Under what conditions are stereotypes likely to persist, even in the face of individuat- ing information?

Research participants listened to a song that described a protagonist who shot a police officer. They are most likely to rate the song negatively if the artist is a-------------------person and the music genre is-------------------.

At a party, Gualin overhears her friend use a derogatory term for a disabled person. Even though Gualin thinks that term is inappropriate, she does not confront her friend because she does not want to be rejected by her peer group. Which attitude function best describes Gualin's decision?

Which of the following processes has been demonstrated by research on stereotype activation?

When faces are presented only briefly (30 milliseconds), which region of the brain shows greater activation?

Lena agrees with the social stereotype that Arabs are religious. This agreement is referred to as stereotype

Cognitive busyness disrupts stereotype activation because it

Who is more likely to stereotype, people with high power or people with low power? Defend your

Evan is participating in a study on the shooter bias. He incorrectly identifies the object held by a stimulus person as a gun. He will make the decision to shoot most quickly if the person holding the object is a

Nat believes that Iranians are cold and distant. According to research on the self- fulfilling prophecy, when meeting an Iranian for the first time, Nat is likely to

Stereotype-------------------is the extent to which a person is familiar with the content of a stereotype.