Exam 17: Extension B: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

"Racial profiling" by law enforcement in which specific racial groups are targeted for questioning or cited more often than other groups for minor infractions, such as illegal lane change is an example of

Prejudice based on displaced aggression represents a form of

Scapegoating

As children, authoritarians were usually

_____ is an institutionalized prejudice against members of either sex, based solely on their gender.

People with a(n) _____ personality would be more likely to call for severe punishment in schools when they feel threatened, such as when the economy is bad and job insecurities are high.

Which of the following would NOT be a good way to develop tolerance toward others?

Creating superordinate goals is an important way to

_____ is an expectation that prompts people to act in ways that make the expectation come true.

Albert Bandura demonstrated in his studies that

If you show a negative attitude toward members of another group only because your friends or co-workers expect you to think about this group as they do, you are exhibiting

_____ has been observed since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States, in which people who look "foreign" have become targets of hostility.

In trying to break the prejudice habit, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Integrated housing projects may lead to an improvement in attitudes toward racial groups when they provide

If integrated schools provide equal-status contact, why might prejudice not be reduced?

In Aronson's "jigsaw" classroom, students must _____ in order to succeed.

Misconceptions portrayed by TV include which of the following?

Prejudice is _____, while discrimination is _____.

Believing that people generally get what they deserve in life is referred to as _____ beliefs.

Learning to use the steps in anger control has been shown to