Exam 13: Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

Having to decide as quickly as possible if a string of words is a real word or not is a(n) ________________.

Research has demonstrated that endorsement of traditional stereotypes leads to the oppression of women.

Based on the definition of stereotyping given in the textbook, stereotypes can be either positive or negative.

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 ____.

In the context of realistic conflict theory, the term "superordinate goal" refers to a goal that ____.

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

Research has shown that people's judgments about racial and ethnic differences averaged within ________________ of the objective facts.

People tend to show a preference for ingroups over outgroups even when group membership is determined at random, and even when they have never interacted with members of their ingroup. This tendency is known as ____.

The human mind seems naturally inclined to ____.

Researchers Plant and Devine have identified two basic motives that people have for overcoming prejudice. These can be classified as ____.

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

Researchers dropped 100 unsealed envelopes containing money around the campus of a Swedish university. Half the letters were addressed to a person with a common Swedish surname (A. Andersson), whereas the other half of the letters were addressed to a person with a common Muslim surname (A. Abdullah). The researchers found that ____.

Suppose that Al is obese, and you are prejudiced against obese people. Which of the following would be the best example of stigma by association?

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?

Scapegoat theory proposes that ____.

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

Which of the following statements best exemplifies Plant and Devine's notion of Internal Motivation to Respond Without Prejudice?

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 boys camping at Robber's Cave (the "Eagles" and the "Rattlers"). Which of the following theories best accounts for the kind of prejudice that existed between these groups?

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