Exam 74: Psychology in Action: Multiculturalism

Implicit prejudice is defined as

English-speaking Canadian students became more positive toward French Canadians and saw themselves as less different from French Canadians when they

The concept of "openness to the other" involves

For many people,becoming less prejudiced begins by accepting the value of the ability to genuinely appreciate those who differ from us culturally,which is called _______ to the other.

A person who believes that members of another ethnic group are hostile and unfriendly will probably treat people in that group in ways that will actually provoke the hostile and unfriendly responses that the person originally expected,which illustrates a(n) _______.

An expectation that prompts people to act in ways that make the expectation come true is referred to as

Typically,when we only have minimal information about a person,we are most tempted to apply

Rivalry among groups,each of which regards itself as superior to others,is referred to as

According to your text,which of the following promotes living with diversity?

If Janie wants to learn to be more tolerant,she should

For most subtle kinds of symbolic prejudice,which of the following may be the best way to reduce intergroup conflict?

An African-American woman who wanted to ease racial tensions took a freshly baked pie to her neighbors across the way,who were Orthodox Jews.At the front door the woman extended her hand,not knowing that Orthodox Jews don't shake women's hands,unless the woman is a close family member.The African­American woman also picked up a kitchen knife to cut the pie,not knowing the couple kept a kosher household and used different knives for different foods.The woman's well­intentioned attempt at neighborliness ended in an argument,which could have been prevented through

Giving equal status,recognition,and acceptance to different ethnic and cultural groups is referred to as __________.

Many times when stereotypes and prejudiced beliefs were learned in childhood,a person may still have lingering unconscious biases even when they are trying hard to "break the prejudice habit." This illustrates the occurrence of

Regarding living with diversity,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Describe implicit prejudice and why it occurs,and explain how becoming less prejudiced involves developing an "openness to the other."

Unconscious prejudiced thoughts and feelings about members of other ethnic groups is called

When a person has unconscious prejudiced thoughts and feelings about members of other ethnic groups,this is referred to as _______ prejudice.

Regarding social competition,which of the following statements is FALSE?

The idea that we recognize and accept racial and ethnic diversity rather than trying to convince everyone to accept a single culture is referred to as