Exam 15: Section 2: Predicting Violent Behavior: the Psychology of Risk Assessment

Studies found that several conditions are crucial for reducing stereotyping and prejudice. All of the following conditions reduce stereotypes EXCEPT:

Sexually harassing behaviors may be attributed to a range of motives. According to the text, job type may be a component of how and why harassment occurs. For example, positions considered traditionally held by women may contribute to harassment because they elicit protectiveness and _____. Conversely, for women in jobs historically held by men, the harassment is linked to _____ a female coworker's job performance.

How people actually think and behave is of utmost importance to psychologists. This is particularly true when considering how fairness is assessed. For example, Francisco worked twice as many hours as Ben did and so Francisco got paid twice what Ben got paid. This type of relationship between contributions to an effort and the obtained rewards refers to:

Studies have shown that the most likely targets of harassment are:

The sexual discrimination law is an amendment to:

Surveys of federal employees over a period of several years found that approximately _____ of women and _____ of men claimed to have experienced sexual harassment within 2 years prior to the study.

When men are victimized by harassment, the harassing behavior is more likely to come:

There are some practices that result in discrimination but may not look discriminatory at first glance. If a company only hires family members and family friends, it may systematically exclude some racial or ethnic groups inadvertently. This type of situation results in:

When an employer treats some workers less favorably as a result of a personal characteristic, such as race or ethnicity, such behavior constitutes:

A meta-analysis of approximately 70,000 people demonstrated that those who are targets of harassment develop a variety of symptoms. Their problems might include:

Under current law, plaintiffs in sexual harassment cases must prove that _____ occurred and that it produced _____.

Overall, research has shown that women are more likely than men to be the victims of sexual harassment. According to the text, women experience harassment _____ times more often than men.

The majority of harassment cases do not make it to court. Of those that go forward to court and are litigated, only about one _____ of decisions are made in favor of the plaintiff, or the alleged victim.

Reasonable accommodations are required by employers to permit employees to work effectively despite their disabilities. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), reasonable accommodations are required to be made:

The Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education resulted in _____, which led to a(n) _____, according to a comprehensive review of research.

According to the text, older judges generally rule in favor of the _____, whereas younger judges tend to rule in favor of the _____.

According to the text, personal characteristics of a judge altered the probability of a specific decision in sexual harassment cases by approximately:

It has been found that in jobs dominated by men, women are _____ to experience sexual harassment when compared to other working groups.

Judges that have been appointed by a Democratic president tend to support:

As a result of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), discrimination based on which of the following characteristics is illegal?