Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) a tolerance for just-world beliefs 
B) ethnocentrism 
C) frequent and equal status social competition 
D) increased contact between people

Question 2

The anxiety caused by the fear of being judged in terms of a stereotype, which can decrease performance, is known as __________.

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The answer of The anxiety caused by the fear of...

Question 3

When people see Brenda's red hair, they assume she is high-strung, temperamental, and of Irish descent. This oversimplified view of Brenda is an example of a

Accepted Answer

A) dogmatic image. 
B) social stereotype. 
C) symbolic prejudice. 
D) justified image.

Question 4

Which of the following pioneered a way to apply superordinate goals to ordinary classrooms in the form of the jigsaw classroom?

Accepted Answer

A) Elliot Aronson 
B) Jane Elliot 
C) David Buss 
D) Stanley Schachter

Question 5

Prejudice that occurs due to an adherence to group norms is called

Accepted Answer

A) groupthink. 
B) group prejudice. 
C) personal prejudice. 
D) stereotyping.

Question 6

Garrett is a high school drop-out who has been looking for a good job for six months. He blames all the immigrants for his lack of a job rather than his lack of an education and some of the employers' choice to hire illegal aliens as employees without paying taxes. Garrett's hostility toward the immigrants is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) scapegoating. 
B) group prejudice. 
C) symbolic prejudice. 
D) stereotyped aggression.

Question 7

Overdisclosure often results in

Accepted Answer

A) growing trust and intimacy. 
B) increased attraction. 
C) suspicion and reduced attraction. 
D) a tendency to respond in the same way.

Question 8

Describe the characteristics of a social stereotype; and explain how stereotypes, self-stereotyping, and the stereotype threat can rob people of their individuality and affect their performance.

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Question 9

Which of the following is defined as stimuli or signals that are associated with violent actions and include words, gestures, and angry thoughts?

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A) aggression cues 
B) anger escalators 
C) inhibition exemplars 
D) disinhibition effects

Question 10

Aronson's research in jigsaw classrooms suggests that hostility among European-American and minority children is LEAST likely to occur in situations characterized by

Accepted Answer

A) independence among groups. 
B) mutual interdependence among students. 
C) friendly competition among the students. 
D) cultural homogeneity within the classroom.

Question 11

On a test, if people who claimed not to be prejudiced against women working outside the home were slower and less accurate in classifying words into the categories of Female or Career as opposed to Female or Family, this would indicate that they

Accepted Answer

A) may harbor implicit prejudices. 
B) developed group prejudices in childhood. 
C) unlearned their initial prejudices. 
D) have an evolutionary predisposition to view women in a nurturing role.

Question 12

According to Robert Sternberg, different forms of love arise from different combinations of which three components?

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A) intimacy, passion, and commitment 
B) homogamy, affiliation, and social exchange 
C) liking, loving, and similarity 
D) self-disclosure, social comparison, and social exchange

Question 13

Similarity on three main dimensions is the general rule for most friendships. Which of the following is NOT one of these three main dimensions?

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A) same age 
B) of the same sex 
C) same ethnicity 
D) same income level

Question 14

Describe the three basic components of Sternberg's triangular theory of love and the eight types of love that result from the various combinations of these three basic components.

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Question 15

Which of the following researchers described the characteristics of the authoritarian personality?

Accepted Answer

A) Theodore Adorno 
B) Albert Bandura 
C) David Buss 
D) Elliot Aronson

Question 16

Explain the four decision points that people must pass through before giving help, and describe two factors that discourage people from providing help and four factors that would encourage people to provide help.

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Question 17

When people feel like they are being judged in terms of a stereotype, they experience anxiety, which lowers their performance and seemingly confirms the stereotype.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Terrence has always had difficulty trusting and depending on others. He tends to see others as either unreliable or too eager to commit to a relationship. Therefore, whenever the relationship gets too close, he pulls back and the relationship breaks up. According to the research on dating couples, Terrence would be described as having which adult attachment pattern?

Accepted Answer

A) immature 
B) ambivalent 
C) avoidant 
D) independent

Question 19

When a prejudiced person agrees that a particular ethnic group is both "ignorant" and "sly" and that they are both "pushy" and "standoffish," this illustrates that the stereotypes of prejudiced persons tend to be

Accepted Answer

A) unusually irrational. 
B) dehumanizing. 
C) realistic and balanced. 
D) mutually interdependent.

Question 20

Studies of prosocial behavior show that the more potential helpers present in an emergency, the more likely people are to get involved.

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