Exam 8: What Causes Us to Hold Biases Against Outgroups

Thom spends a lot of time with his fraternity brothers. The more time he spends with this ingroup, the greater the expectations of

The fundamental attribution error includes the explanation that we tend to _______ negative personality factors in explaining a stranger's negative event and _______ situational factors.

The term _______ refers to the unearned or earned advantages and resources readily available to a particular identity group or member.

As a minority group member, when Naomi interacts with members of the dominant ethnic group in her culture, she is asked insensitive questions and is spoken to very slowly. She is experiencing the degree of ethnocentrism called the distance of

When we engage in _______ stereotyping, we use rigid categories to evaluate the behaviors of outgroup members.

In _______ stereotyping, we assume that the categories we have been using are merely "first best guesses" rather than definitive answers.

During the post-Civil War era in the United States, government institutions promoted a policy whereby only those who owned land or were literate could vote, thereby negating the chances for newly freed individuals to vote and continuing their plight. To which theory or approach to the development of prejudice does this explanation relate?

_______ generally describe(s) an individual's feelings and predispositions toward outgroup members in a negative direction.

Is it possible to completely stop stereotyping? What can be done about stereotyping?

Richard observes a study-abroad student throw her books down on the desk. He engages in _______ as he attempts to find a reason or explanation for why she behaved this way.

Describe one of the four macro or societal explanations for the development of prejudice.

Ethnocentrism is a defense mechanism used to view one's own culture as superior to others.

When we group our perceptions and label these groupings with a symbol or name, we partake in the process of human perception known as

Samantha attributed her A on her exam to her natural intelligence and another student's A to his bribing the teacher. This demonstrates which attribution principle?

According to the text, when an outgroup member is fired from their job, we tend to use _______ attributions to explain this event.

According to the stereotype content model, "perception of warmth" is based on if we perceive there is/are _______ between our country and another country.

According to the Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity, in the "_______ of cultural difference" stage/state, individuals intentionally incorporate diverse cultural worldviews into their identity.

Included in the interpretation step of the perception process is a move beyond "interpretation," in which individuals arrive at a(n)

Much of Jay's prejudice toward a particular minority group in his culture involves seeing himself as a victim and blaming the minority group for taking all the jobs. This illustrates which theory or approach to prejudice?

A person who tells racist jokes and uses hate-filled speech to denigrate members of other cultures has high ethnocentrism and behaves in a way reflective of the distance of