Exam 13: Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

Research examining differences between prejudiced people and non-prejudiced people suggests that, in general, non-prejudiced people ____.

Research suggests that, in general, prejudiced people and non-prejudiced people differ from one another in terms of ____.

You have just accused a friend of yours of being sexist because he said that most women don't know anything about cars. If your friend is like most people, then the next thing he is likely to say is along the lines of ____.

Prejudice against atheists seems most rooted in ____.

Rationalization of oppression is an explanation for prejudice that focuses on prejudice and stereotyping as tools to ____.

Which of the following is the best example of the self-fulfilling prophecy?

Suppose that Fred is a "morning person" and his brother Ned is an "evening person." Which of the following will probably be true regarding their tendencies to employ stereotypes?

Which of the following is the best definition of "stereotyping"?

Research suggests that important processes allow American blacks to maintain high self-esteem relative to whites. Which of the following has NOT been shown to help American blacks maintain self-esteem?

Technically speaking, the term "homophobia" refers to excessive ____ homosexuals or homosexual behavior.

When black players entered the major league market for English football, they were ____.

Rudolph is highly prejudiced against homeless people, and frequently blames them for societal problems-even when he has no evidence to support his claims. According to Rudolph, the homeless are responsible for high crime rates, high property values, high taxes, and even high movie theater ticket prices. Given this information, it would appear that Rudolph treats the homeless as ____.

According to the textbook, there are a number of contemporary societies that are completely peaceful, and do not have any form of competition or intergroup strife. On the downside, however, these societies tend to ____.

An example of ____ against Native Americans would be the practice of keeping them on reservations instead of letting them live wherever they want.

When people try to hide, or control, their implicit prejudices, it takes a toll on their ability to ____ when it comes to other tasks.

Which of the following refers to the tendency that some people have to simultaneously (a) hold egalitarian values, and (b) experience negative feelings, or feelings of disease, when interacting with minority groups?

Research has shown that benevolent sexism is ____ for women's cognitive performance than hostile sexism.

Researchers Plant and Devine have identified two basic motives that people have for overcoming prejudice: internal and external. According to these researchers, the internal motive is based on ____.

Research suggests that black students tend to perform better on academic exams when they experience stereotype threat than when they don't.

In a well-known study conducted by Rosenthal and Jacobson (1968), schoolteachers were told that certain of their students-who were in fact chosen by the researchers at random-were "intellectual bloomers" and had tremendous academic potential. When these students were tested at the end of the year, it was found that their IQ scores had indeed significantly increased (presumably as a result of the special attention and treatment they had received from their teachers). This research most clearly demonstrates ____.