Question 1

Which of the following groups has been rated as least human in studies of dehumanization?

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A)  Japanese 
B)  Spanish 
C)  Australians 
D)  Roma

Question 2

Monty's face has a large width-to-height ratio. When observers see him for the first time, they are likely to conclude that he is

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A)  kind. 
B)  trustworthy. 
C)  aggressive. 
D)  transgender.

Question 3

Define the term outgroup homogeneity effect and list one possible explanation for why it occurs.

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Question 4

Harry is 75 years old and his face is taller and thinner than the average man. Observers are likely to conclude that he is

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A)  wise. 
B)  wealthy. 
C)  aggressive. 
D)  high in social power.

Question 5

Oscar views a series of animated images of men and is asked to indicate the person's sexual orientation. According to research, Oscar is likely to categorize men with which physical characteristic as heterosexual?

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A)  Swaying hips 
B)  Shoulder swagger 
C)  Hourglass shape 
D)  Short hair

Question 6

Aminta is a soccer player who learns that a member of her own team used steroids before a recent game. According to research on the ultimate attribution error, Aminta is most likely to conclude that this steroid use was due to her teammate's

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A)  lack of ethics. 
B)  personal desire to succeed. 
C)  feeling pressure due to upcoming playoffs. 
D)  lack of ability.

Question 7

The ultimate attribution error occurs because people assume that their own group's negative behaviors can be explained by-------------------but similar negative actions by members of other groups are due to their-------------------.

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A)  situational factors; internal stable characteristics 
B)  internal stable characteristics; situational factors 
C)  accurate stereotypes; inaccurate stereotypes 
D)  inaccurate stereotypes; accurate stereotypes

Question 8

The idea that stereotypes are, to some extent, accurate is referred to as the-------------------hypothesis.

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A)  diagnostic ratio 
B)  stereotype probability 
C)  kernel of truth 
D)  accuracy-first principle

Question 9

Giving students specific feedback about their own biases in cognitive processing

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A)  increases students' exam scores on this topic. 
B)  is most helpful to students who are high in prejudice. 
C)  reduces students' willingness to participate in group discussion. 
D)  increases the chances that the professor will have low teaching evaluations.

Question 10

Which of the following statements is true about research on the effects of media on stereotyping and prejudice?

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A)  People who see television shows where social groups are portrayed positively will later rate members of those social groups more positively. 
B)  People who are heavy news viewers are less likely to view social group members in stereotypic terms. 
C)  Men who view stereotypic depictions of women later engage in less sexist behavior. 
D)  Men's, but not women's, career aspirations are positively influenced by how they are depicted in the media.

Question 11

According to the results of research on social group representation in the entertain- ment media,

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A)  more lead roles go to Asian men or Latino men than to Black men. 
B)  men are more likely to be shown with some nudity than are women. 
C)  women are more likely to have lead roles in films for children rather than films for teenagers and adults. 
D)  if a character is over 40, they are also likely to be male and White.

Question 12

Choose two basic social categories. Then list three subtypes of each of those categories.

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Question 13

What is the man-first principle? Give an example.

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Question 14

Research on the-------------------supports the proposition that outgroup members of other races "all look alike" to White people.

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A)  ultimate attribution error 
B)  minority categorization bias 
C)  cross-racial identification bias 
D)  racial phenotypical bias

Question 15

Describe the facial characteristics represented in baby-face adults. What stereotypes are associated with people who have those facial characteristics?

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Question 16

According to the results of research on characters who appear in entertainment media

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A)  gay people are overrepresented relative to their numbers in the population. 
B)  today, ethnic minorities are just as likely to have speaking roles as are White Americans. 
C)  women, more so than men, are depicted in sexualized roles. 
D)  working-class people are overrepresented compared to their numbers in the pop- ulation of the United States.

Question 17

What types of social information can be determined accurately? What types of social information are difficult to determine accurately?

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Question 18

What is the correspondence bias? How does it lead to stereotype development?

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Question 19

When meeting a person, which type of information are we likely to notice first?

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A)  Whether the person has a disability. 
B)  Whether the person is tall or short. 
C)  The person's race. 
D)  The person's emotional state.

Question 20

Category subtypes

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A)  limit people's tendency to stereotype. 
B)  are generally only positive. 
C)  are useful for making fine-grained judgments about others. 
D)  negate the broader concepts represented by basic social categories.

Exam 3: Social Categorization and Stereotypes