Question 1

A master status is the perception that a person will:

Accepted Answer

A)  strive to be superior to others.
B)  be seen only in terms of a stigmatizing attribute rather than as the total self.
C)  always be viewed with prejudice by those who are more mature.
D)  define themselves largely based on the many groups they belong to. B

Question 2

An engineering department at a university wants to increase the number of female engineering majors and graduates.Which of the following strategies would BEST help with this goal?

Accepted Answer

A)  hiring female professors that could serve as role models
B)  ignoring gender
C)  hiring more male professors
D)  asking professors to always make gender salient prior to any test A

Question 3

Teaching people that test anxiety is normal for everyone:

Accepted Answer

A)  improves performance on tests.
B)  leads to more anxiety.
C)  has no effect on test performance.
D)  decreases self-esteem. A

Question 4

All of the following are true about controlling biases EXCEPT which statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Controlling biases requires an awareness that a person has biases.
B)  Individuals must be motivated to control biases.
C)  Motivation to control biases can stem from different goals.
D)  Motivation to control biases stems from external pressures.

Question 5

Claire was passed over for a promotion at work but is unsure if this was the result of discrimination or if she was simply not the best candidate for the job.Claire's uncertainty is the result of:

Accepted Answer

A)  self-objectification.
B)  attributional ambiguity.
C)  self-affirmation.
D)  disidentification.

Question 6

Process 2 of the dual process approach to prejudice focuses on _____ processes.

Accepted Answer

A)  reflexive
B)  reflective
C)  coordinated
D)  physiological

Question 7

Research on identification with role models suggests that having a female calculus professor can:

Accepted Answer

A)  increase the confidence of female students.
B)  decrease the confidence of female students.
C)  increase the confidence of male students.
D)  decrease the confidence of male students.

Question 8

By providing an opportunity for students to experience prejudice,Jane Elliott taught her class a lesson in:

Accepted Answer

A)  self-objectification.
B)  terror management.
C)  disidentification.
D)  perspective-taking.

Question 9

If a group is associated less with negative outcomes for that group,which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The group is thought about even less.
B)  The group's self-esteem is even lower.
C)  The group gets evaluated more positively.
D)  There is no change in the views of others.

Question 10

People who confront prejudice are often viewed by others:

Accepted Answer

A)  as helpful.
B)  positively.
C)  negatively.
D)  as honest.

Question 11

_____ is a phenomenon whereby members of stigmatized groups often can be uncertain whether negative experiences are based on their own actions or abilities or are the result of prejudice.

Accepted Answer

A)  Disidentification
B)  Ingroup bias
C)  Self-objectification
D)  Attributional ambiguity

Question 12

_____ is the concern that one might do something to confirm a negative stereotype about one's group,either in one's own eyes or in the eyes of someone else.

Accepted Answer

A)  Master status
B)  Stereotype threat
C)  Stigma consciousness
D)  Disidentification

Question 13

_____ is a model suggesting that targets of bias can employ strategies that deflect discrimination,as long as those methods aren't perceived as confrontational.

Accepted Answer

A)  Terror management theory
B)  The social identity model
C)  Stereotype threat
D)  The target empowerment model

Question 14

Stereotype threat is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the concern that one might do something to confirm a negative stereotype.
B)  the tendency to use stereotypes when one feels threatened.
C)  the concern that stereotypes are ultimately true.
D)  the tendency to believe stereotypes threaten one's sense of self-esteem.

Question 15

All of the following are true about being in a racist or sexist situation EXCEPT which statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  People typically get a boost in self-esteem when they confront someone being racist or sexist.
B)  People who confront someone being racist or sexist often face anger and dislike from others.
C)  Those who do the confronting are often viewed negatively.
D)  Expressions of prejudice can rub off on the observer.

Question 16

An oppositional culture results when members of a:

Accepted Answer

A)  majority group strive to make their group exclusive.
B)  minority group disidentify with their own group.
C)  minority group create a group identity that opposes the majority group.
D)  majority group oppose prejudice.

Question 17

All of the following are ways to overcome stereotype threat EXCEPT which option?

Accepted Answer

A)  identify with positive role models
B)  reinterpret anxiety as normal
C)  engage in self-objectification
D)  engage in self-affirmation

Question 18

The jigsaw classroom succeeds in demonstrating positive results with regard to self-esteem and increased liking among peers of diverse groups.It yields these results because:

Accepted Answer

A)  students' responsibilities are informally structured.
B)  minority children compete in areas where they would not normally.
C)  stereotypes are made salient prior to the assigned tasks.
D)  it is beneficial for each child to cooperate with others.

Question 19

_____ is a common problem or shared goal which two distinct groups must work together to solve or achieve.

Accepted Answer

A)  A superordinate goal
B)  An intergroup goal
C)  A social goal
D)  An ingroup goal

Question 20

Amuchu scores high in _____,so we can conclude that his interactions with others will go poorly.

Accepted Answer

A)  stereotype threat
B)  disidentification
C)  stigma consciousness
D)  master status

Exam 11: Responding to and Reducing Prejudice