Exam 13: Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

The idea that regular interactions among members of different groups reduce prejudice, so long as the interactions occur under favorable conditions, is known as ____.

Compare and contrast implicit prejudice and explicit prejudice. Which do you think is "real" (if either), and why?

Stereotyping saves mental energy and can help people process information more quickly.

White people who are prejudiced against blacks, but externally motivated to respond without prejudice, tend to behave in unprejudiced ways when trying to look good or say the right thing in the presence of others. Right after being released from such pressure, they ____.

Suppose that the CEO of a financial consulting company employs only tall people. Even though this CEO interviews equal numbers of short and tall applicants who are qualified to work at his company, he never hires any of the short ones. According to social psychologists, the CEO's behavior would be best described as an example of _____.

Compared to when two individuals compete, when two groups of people compete, they tend to be extreme and hostile. This is known as ____.

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

Which of the following statements BEST summarizes the relationship between salience and stereotype formation?

Christian constantly complains about immigrants and blames them for problems he encounters at work, for personal financial problems, and even for personal romantic problems. As he sees it, virtually everything is "their fault." Not surprisingly, and in part as a result of this pattern of blaming, Christian also holds a rather negative view of immigrant groups. Which of the following best captures Christian's pattern of behavior?

Let's assume that most high school students have "attitude" at one time or another. Mr. Schmidt, a high school athletic director, is a very prejudiced individual. He usually notices when the black students in school have "attitude" and rarely notices when the white students show "attitude." Consequently, he continues to believe that black students are disrespectful to authority. His tendency to focus on social information in a biased way that supports his prejudiced belief illustrates the ____.

Groups are more influenced by competition than individuals are. This effect has been dubbed ____.

In the contemporary U.S., in general, ____ have the highest levels of self-esteem; followed by ____ followed by ____.

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

Muzafer Sherif's "Robber's Cave study," in which groups of 11-year-old boys at a summer camp were first pitted against one another and then asked to work cooperatively, is often cited as evidence for ____________________ theory.

Which of the following is least likely to be considered a stigma?

Aversive racism most captures the idea that ____.

People who belong to a different category from yourself are ____.

Vera believes that old people smell bad. Suppose that, when getting on the bus earlier this week, she felt repulsed when she saw that the only available seat was next to an old person. This would be an example of ____________________.

Recall Muzafer Sherif's research with two groups of 11-year-old boys camping at Robber's Cave (the "Eagles" and the "Rattlers"). The groups were fiercely competitive for several weeks. What triggered a peaceful reconciliation? That is, how was their animosity finally brought to an end?

A group of students is working on a puzzle. Each student has two pieces necessary to complete it. All the students want to complete it. This is an example of a(n) ____________________.