Question 1

Cross-categorization works because:

Accepted Answer

A) "us" and "them" distinctions become less clear 
B) You realize that you share a group membership with former)outgroup members 
C) A and B 
A) "us" and "them" distinctions become less clear 
B) You realize that you share a group membership with former)outgroup members 
C) A and B C

Question 2

Becoming aware of and trying to control your own prejudices:

Accepted Answer

A) Arouses guilt 
B) Increases anxiety 
C) Can be effective 
D) All of the above 
A) Arouses guilt 
B) Increases anxiety 
C) Can be effective 
D) All of the above D

Question 3

What is the contact hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

no answer

Question 4

Personal contact with outgroup members and self-regulation of one's prejudice are examples of ____ interventions for reducing prejudice.

Accepted Answer

A) Behavioral 
B) Cognitive 
C) Psychological 
A) Behavioral 
B) Cognitive 
C) Psychological

Question 5

Personal contact with outgroup members makes us:

Accepted Answer

A) More informed of their life circumstances 
B) More threatened by them 
C) Less judgmental of them 
D) A and C 
E) All of the above 
A) More informed of their life circumstances 
B) More threatened by them 
C) Less judgmental of them 
D) A and C 
E) All of the above

Question 6

What is the difference between cognitive and emotional empathy?

Accepted Answer

Cognitive empathy and emotional empathy

Question 7

Imagined intergroup contact consists of:

Accepted Answer

A) Mental simulating an intergroup interaction 
B) Witnessing an intergroup interaction 
C) Improving attitudes towards members of other outgroups with whom you never interact. 
D) All of the above 
A) Mental simulating an intergroup interaction 
B) Witnessing an intergroup interaction 
C) Improving attitudes towards members of other outgroups with whom you never interact. 
D) All of the above

Question 8

The contact hypothesis states that contact with outgroup members heightens anxiety.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Explain how cross-categorization reduces prejudice.

Accepted Answer

Cross-categorization refers to the proce

Question 10

The stereotype rebound effect illustrates the difference between:

Accepted Answer

A) Automatic and controlled stereotypes 
B) Self-regulation and empathy 
C) Stereotypes and prejudice 
D) Cognitive and emotional empathy 
A) Automatic and controlled stereotypes 
B) Self-regulation and empathy 
C) Stereotypes and prejudice 
D) Cognitive and emotional empathy

Question 11

Controlling one's prejudiced impulses is simply a matter of willpower.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Discuss two processes by which prejudice,stereotyping or discrimination creates or sustains social inequality.

Accepted Answer

One process by which prejudice, stereoty

Question 13

The contact hypothesis only has direct effects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which condition is necessary for the contact hypothesis to reduce intergroup anxiety?

Accepted Answer

A) Contact must be with a lower-status person. 
B) Contact must involve working toward a common goal. 
C) Contact must involve multiple members of the outgroup. 
D) Contact must be direct. 
A) Contact must be with a lower-status person. 
B) Contact must involve working toward a common goal. 
C) Contact must involve multiple members of the outgroup. 
D) Contact must be direct.

Question 15

Efforts to monitor and suppress one's automatic prejudices is called:

Accepted Answer

A) Stereotype inhibition 
B) Stereotype threat 
C) Self-regulation 
D) Stereotype rebound 
A) Stereotype inhibition 
B) Stereotype threat 
C) Self-regulation 
D) Stereotype rebound

Question 16

In Shook and Fazio's 2008)roommate study,the results showed that:

Accepted Answer

A) White participants' racial attitudes improved when they were assigned a Black roommate. 
B) White participants were less satisfied with their roommate situation when they were assigned a Black roommate. 
C) Both A and B. 
A) White participants' racial attitudes improved when they were assigned a Black roommate. 
B) White participants were less satisfied with their roommate situation when they were assigned a Black roommate. 
C) Both A and B.

Question 17

Which works better to reducing your own automatic prejudice?

Accepted Answer

A) Refuting your own stereotypic beliefs. 
B) Affirming counterstereotypic beliefs. 
C) Both work equally well. 
A) Refuting your own stereotypic beliefs. 
B) Affirming counterstereotypic beliefs. 
C) Both work equally well.

Question 18

The contact hypothesis works best when the interaction partners:

Accepted Answer

A) Have physical,personal contact 
B) Are of equal status 
C) Are working on independent projects 
D) All of the above 
A) Have physical,personal contact 
B) Are of equal status 
C) Are working on independent projects 
D) All of the above

Question 19

How does intergroup contact lessen our reliance on social categories and stereotypes?

Accepted Answer

Intergroup contact lessens our reliance

Question 20

Taking another person's perspective and imagining their life circumstances best fits:

Accepted Answer

A) Cognitive empathy 
B) Emotional empathy 
C) Social empathy 
A) Cognitive empathy 
B) Emotional empathy 
C) Social empathy

Cross-categorization works because:

Becoming aware of and trying to control your own prejudices:

What is the contact hypothesis?

Personal contact with outgroup members and self-regulation of one's prejudice are examples of ____ interventions for reducing prejudice.

Personal contact with outgroup members makes us:

What is the difference between cognitive and emotional empathy?

Imagined intergroup contact consists of:

The contact hypothesis states that contact with outgroup members heightens anxiety.

Explain how cross-categorization reduces prejudice.

The stereotype rebound effect illustrates the difference between:

Controlling one's prejudiced impulses is simply a matter of willpower.

Discuss two processes by which prejudice,stereotyping or discrimination creates or sustains social inequality.

The contact hypothesis only has direct effects.

Which condition is necessary for the contact hypothesis to reduce intergroup anxiety?

Efforts to monitor and suppress one's automatic prejudices is called:

In Shook and Fazio's 2008)roommate study,the results showed that:

Which works better to reducing your own automatic prejudice?

The contact hypothesis works best when the interaction partners:

How does intergroup contact lessen our reliance on social categories and stereotypes?

Taking another person's perspective and imagining their life circumstances best fits:

Introduction to the Psychology of Diversity

Categorization and Stereotyping: Cognitive Processes

Stereotypes Expressed: Social Processes That Shape Diversity

Prejudice: Evaluating Social Difference

Understanding Gender Stereotypes and Sexism

Understanding Sex Stereotypes and Heterosexism

Understanding Obesity Stereotypes and Weightism

Understanding Age Stereotypes and Ageism

Social Stigma: the Experience of Prejudice

Coping With Social Stigma

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Exam 12: Responding to Social Inequality: Behavioral and Cognitive Interventions for Reducing Prejudice

Cross-categorization works because:

Becoming aware of and trying to control your own prejudices:

What is the contact hypothesis?

Personal contact with outgroup members and self-regulation of one's prejudice are examples of ____ interventions for reducing prejudice.

Personal contact with outgroup members makes us:

What is the difference between cognitive and emotional empathy?

Imagined intergroup contact consists of:

The contact hypothesis states that contact with outgroup members heightens anxiety.

Explain how cross-categorization reduces prejudice.

The stereotype rebound effect illustrates the difference between:

Controlling one's prejudiced impulses is simply a matter of willpower.

Discuss two processes by which prejudice,stereotyping or discrimination creates or sustains social inequality.

The contact hypothesis only has direct effects.

Which condition is necessary for the contact hypothesis to reduce intergroup anxiety?

Efforts to monitor and suppress one's automatic prejudices is called:

In Shook and Fazio's 2008)roommate study,the results showed that:

Which works better to reducing your own automatic prejudice?

The contact hypothesis works best when the interaction partners:

How does intergroup contact lessen our reliance on social categories and stereotypes?

Taking another person's perspective and imagining their life circumstances best fits:

Introduction to the Psychology of Diversity

Categorization and Stereotyping: Cognitive Processes

Stereotypes Expressed: Social Processes That Shape Diversity

Prejudice: Evaluating Social Difference

Understanding Gender Stereotypes and Sexism

Understanding Sex Stereotypes and Heterosexism

Understanding Obesity Stereotypes and Weightism

Understanding Age Stereotypes and Ageism

Social Stigma: the Experience of Prejudice

Coping With Social Stigma

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