Question 1

Which of the following BEST qualifies as an example of prejudice?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sarah believes that gay men tend to like fashion. Thus, when Sarah meets Tom, a gay friend of her brother's, she asks him who his favorite fashion designer is (instead of asking him, say, about sports or movies). 
B)  A CEO of an advertising agency decides that she would like to employ more women. Thus, even though the agency receives applications from equally qualified men and women, far more women than men are hired. 
C)  Vera believes that old people smell bad. When getting on the bus earlier this week, she therefore felt repulsed when she saw that the only available seat was next to an old person. 
D)  Horace has never met a black person before, but he watches a lot of old movies, and he has learned from these movies to associate black people with aggression as well as athleticism. 
A)  Sarah believes that gay men tend to like fashion. Thus, when Sarah meets Tom, a gay friend of her brother's, she asks him who his favorite fashion designer is (instead of asking him, say, about sports or movies). 
B)  A CEO of an advertising agency decides that she would like to employ more women. Thus, even though the agency receives applications from equally qualified men and women, far more women than men are hired. 
C)  Vera believes that old people smell bad. When getting on the bus earlier this week, she therefore felt repulsed when she saw that the only available seat was next to an old person. 
D)  Horace has never met a black person before, but he watches a lot of old movies, and he has learned from these movies to associate black people with aggression as well as athleticism.

Question 2

To what extent is homosexual behavior "natural"? Research indicates that it occurs ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  among humans all over the world, as well as among other species 
B)  among humans all over the world, though not among other species 
C)  among humans only in a few parts of the world, though also among other species 
D)  among humans only in a few parts of the world, and not among other species 
A)  among humans all over the world, as well as among other species 
B)  among humans all over the world, though not among other species 
C)  among humans only in a few parts of the world, though also among other species 
D)  among humans only in a few parts of the world, and not among other species

Question 3

Chuck is a middle-aged white man who is extremely liberal politically, and firm in his belief that all ethnic and racial groups should be given equal opportunities to succeed. Even so, Chuck never had friends who were minorities when he was growing up, and he sometimes feels uncomfortable interacting with minorities. Chuck is most likely ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  an aversive racist 
B)  high in social dominance orientation 
C)  experiencing the discontinuity effect 
D)  maintaining stereotypes about minority groups, but is not prejudiced 
A)  an aversive racist 
B)  high in social dominance orientation 
C)  experiencing the discontinuity effect 
D)  maintaining stereotypes about minority groups, but is not prejudiced

Question 4

Researchers Darley and Gross (1983) showed different groups of people identical videotape footage of "Hannah," a girl who was said to come either from an impoverished background or from a wealthy background. They found that people stereotyped the girl as intellectually inferior when they were led to believe that she came from an impoverished background. However, this stereotype emerged only when participants saw footage of Hannah performing ambiguously on an oral exam. This finding is best explained by the concept of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  stigma by association 
B)  the confirmation bias 
C)  the fundamental attribution error 
D)  scapegoat theory 
A)  stigma by association 
B)  the confirmation bias 
C)  the fundamental attribution error 
D)  scapegoat theory

Question 5

Jennifer is a student at UCLA. When asked to describe the average UCLA student, she says it is almost impossible to do so because "there are so many different kinds of people at UCLA; the diversity is really amazing." By contrast, when asked to describe the average USC student, Jennifer says: "That's easy; they're all almost exactly the same." Social psychologists would say that Jennifer is displaying what is known as the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  discontinuity effect 
B)  scapegoat effect 
C)  minimal group effect 
D)  outgroup homogeneity bias 
A)  discontinuity effect 
B)  scapegoat effect 
C)  minimal group effect 
D)  outgroup homogeneity bias

Question 6

Suppose that Madison has just begun dating Wayne. While at his house, she notices some family photos on the coffee table. She notices that-even though Wayne himself is not overweight-every other member of his family is clearly obese. Somehow, this makes Wayne seem less attractive to Madison. Madison's attitude illustrates ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  prejudice contagion 
B)  stigma by association 
C)  the discontinuity effect 
D)  the social context bias 
A)  prejudice contagion 
B)  stigma by association 
C)  the discontinuity effect 
D)  the social context bias

Question 7

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) ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  minimal group effect 
B)  lexical decision task 
C)  stereotype threat 
D)  self-defeating prophecy 
A)  minimal group effect 
B)  lexical decision task 
C)  stereotype threat 
D)  self-defeating prophecy

Question 8

Mark is a Southern gentleman. He always stands up when a woman enters the room and offers her his chair. He is quick to get the doors for his female companions, and he always pays when they go out. Mark probably scores high on ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  hostile sexism 
B)  benevolent sexism 
C)  confirmation bias 
D)  self-serving bias 
A)  hostile sexism 
B)  benevolent sexism 
C)  confirmation bias 
D)  self-serving bias

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A)  prejudices can be "unlearned" just as quickly as they can be "learned" 
B)  people are predisposed to identify themselves with a larger social group 
C)  the more social groups there are, the less prejudice there should be 
D)  people are predisposed to divide the world into "us" and "them," and to show a preference for "us" 
A)  prejudices can be "unlearned" just as quickly as they can be "learned" 
B)  people are predisposed to identify themselves with a larger social group 
C)  the more social groups there are, the less prejudice there should be 
D)  people are predisposed to divide the world into "us" and "them," and to show a preference for "us"

Question 10

As described in the textbook, scapegoat theory is most directly linked to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the representativeness heuristic 
B)  anchoring and adjustment 
C)  the self-serving bias 
D)  the confirmation bias 
A)  the representativeness heuristic 
B)  anchoring and adjustment 
C)  the self-serving bias 
D)  the confirmation bias

Question 11

How is social categorization similar to, and different from, the kind of general categorization that people do vis-à-vis objects?

Accepted Answer

a. Possible Response Points:
 i. Accordi

Question 12

Sherif's Robber's Cave Study was conducted in ____ phases.

Accepted Answer

A)  two 
B)  three 
C)  four 
D)  six 
A)  two 
B)  three 
C)  four 
D)  six

Question 13

Explain what stereotype threat is, and how it affects performance.

Accepted Answer

a.Possible Response Points:
i.Stereotype

Question 14

According to the text, when do anti-fat attitudes begin?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anti-fat attitudes appear to be innate, or inborn. 
B)  Anti-fat attitudes begin as early as preschool. 
C)  Anti-fat attitudes begin as early as ages 7-8. 
D)  Anti-fat attitudes begin as early as adolescence (ages 11 and on). 
A)  Anti-fat attitudes appear to be innate, or inborn. 
B)  Anti-fat attitudes begin as early as preschool. 
C)  Anti-fat attitudes begin as early as ages 7-8. 
D)  Anti-fat attitudes begin as early as adolescence (ages 11 and on).

Question 15

As described in the text, the self-serving bias is most directly linked to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  aversive prejudice 
B)  the outgroup homogeneity bias 
C)  scapegoat theory 
D)  stigma by association 
A)  aversive prejudice 
B)  the outgroup homogeneity bias 
C)  scapegoat theory 
D)  stigma by association

Question 16

To what degree are stereotypes accurate?

Accepted Answer

a. Possible Response Points:
 i. The vie

Question 17

According to research on prejudice and self-regulation, which of the following people would likely perform the worst on a self-regulation task?

Accepted Answer

A)  Al, a highly prejudiced white man who has just been talking with a group of black people 
B)  Juan, a highly prejudiced Mexican who has just been talking with other Mexicans 
C)  Richard, a fairly unprejudiced Asian man who has just been talking with a group of Latinos 
D)  Pierre, a fairly unprejudiced white man who has just been talking with other whites 
A)  Al, a highly prejudiced white man who has just been talking with a group of black people 
B)  Juan, a highly prejudiced Mexican who has just been talking with other Mexicans 
C)  Richard, a fairly unprejudiced Asian man who has just been talking with a group of Latinos 
D)  Pierre, a fairly unprejudiced white man who has just been talking with other whites

Question 18

Social psychologists use the term ____ to describe the feeling of fear that people sometimes have that they will confirm a certain stereotype.

Accepted Answer

A)  "discontinuity effect" 
B)  "aversive racism" 
C)  "stereotype threat" 
D)  "self-defeating prophecy" 
A)  "discontinuity effect" 
B)  "aversive racism" 
C)  "stereotype threat" 
D)  "self-defeating prophecy"

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

During the second phase of the Robber's Cave experiment, the boys from the Eagles and the Rattlers had ____ contact with each other.

Accepted Answer

A)  no 
B)  competitive 
C)  cooperative 
D)  little 
A)  no 
B)  competitive 
C)  cooperative 
D)  little

Which of the following BEST qualifies as an example of prejudice?

To what extent is homosexual behavior "natural"? Research indicates that it occurs ____.

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) ____.

Mark is a Southern gentleman. He always stands up when a woman enters the room and offers her his chair. He is quick to get the doors for his female companions, and he always pays when they go out. Mark probably scores high on ____.

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

As described in the textbook, scapegoat theory is most directly linked to ____.

How is social categorization similar to, and different from, the kind of general categorization that people do vis-à-vis objects?

Sherif's Robber's Cave Study was conducted in ____ phases.

Explain what stereotype threat is, and how it affects performance.

According to the text, when do anti-fat attitudes begin?

As described in the text, the self-serving bias is most directly linked to ____.

To what degree are stereotypes accurate?

According to research on prejudice and self-regulation, which of the following people would likely perform the worst on a self-regulation task?

Social psychologists use the term ____ to describe the feeling of fear that people sometimes have that they will confirm a certain stereotype.

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

During the second phase of the Robber's Cave experiment, the boys from the Eagles and the Rattlers had ____ contact with each other.

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Exam 13: Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

Which of the following BEST qualifies as an example of prejudice?

To what extent is homosexual behavior "natural"? Research indicates that it occurs ____.

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) ____.

Mark is a Southern gentleman. He always stands up when a woman enters the room and offers her his chair. He is quick to get the doors for his female companions, and he always pays when they go out. Mark probably scores high on ____.

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

As described in the textbook, scapegoat theory is most directly linked to ____.

How is social categorization similar to, and different from, the kind of general categorization that people do vis-à-vis objects?

Sherif's Robber's Cave Study was conducted in ____ phases.

Explain what stereotype threat is, and how it affects performance.

According to the text, when do anti-fat attitudes begin?

As described in the text, the self-serving bias is most directly linked to ____.

To what degree are stereotypes accurate?

According to research on prejudice and self-regulation, which of the following people would likely perform the worst on a self-regulation task?

Social psychologists use the term ____ to describe the feeling of fear that people sometimes have that they will confirm a certain stereotype.

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

During the second phase of the Robber's Cave experiment, the boys from the Eagles and the Rattlers had ____ contact with each other.

The Mission and the Method

Culture and Nature

The Self

Choices and Actions: The Self in Control

Social Cognition

Emotion and Affect

Attitudes, Beliefs and Consistency

Social Influence and Persuasion

Prosocial Behavior: Doing What’s Best for Others

Aggression and Antisocial Behavior

Attraction and Exclusion

Close Relationships: Passion, Intimacy, and Sexuality

Groups

Applying Social Psychology to Consumer Behavior

Applying Social Psychology to Health

Applying Social Psychology to the Workplace

Applying Social Psychology to the Law

Applying Social Psychology to the Environment

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