Question 1

Imagine you are asked to follow a Black person on social media. What factors relevant to the stereotype application process might affect whether you accept this request?

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Question 2

If an interviewer believes that older workers have poor memories, how is that likely to affect the questions they ask an older worker? Base your Answer on the self-fulfilling prophecy.

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Question 3

Explain how holding a negative stereotype about a group affects people's evaluation of a member of that group.

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Question 4

When stereotype activation is triggered simply by stimuli associated with the stereo- typed group,-------------------processing has occurred.

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A)  automatic 
B)  motivated 
C)  categorized 
D)  controlled

Question 5

Individual differences in people's motivation to acquire and use information are labeled

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A)  cognitive prerequisites. 
B)  cognitive styles. 
C)  self-enhancement goals. 
D)  self-control abilities.

Question 6

What is individuating information and how does it affect stereotype application?

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Question 7

What are chronic egalitarian goals? Give an example.

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Question 8

Research on the relationship between morning and evening people and stereotype use shows that

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A)  morning people are more likely to use stereotypes in the morning. 
B)  evening people are more likely to use stereotypes in the morning. 
C)  morning and evening people are equally likely to use stereotypes in the morning if they have had a good night's sleep. 
D)  stereotype use does not depend on people's circadian rhythms.

Question 9

According to research on social power and stereotyping, which of the following peo- ple is most likely to use stereotypes?

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A)  A lab assistant 
B)  A union laborer 
C)  A college dean's secretary 
D)  The president of a major corporation

Question 10

Under what conditions are stereotypes likely to persist, even in the face of individuat- ing information?

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A)  When new information about the other person confirms the perceiver's original stereotypic beliefs. 
B)  When the perceiver is motivated to be accurate. 
C)  When the other person's behavior is clearly stereotype disconfirming. 
D)  When the perceiver has interacted with the other person many times.

Question 11

Research participants listened to a song that described a protagonist who shot a police officer. They are most likely to rate the song negatively if the artist is a-------------------person and the music genre is-------------------.

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A)  White; rap 
B)  White; Country and Western 
C)  Black; rap 
D)  Black; Country and Western

Question 12

At a party, Gualin overhears her friend use a derogatory term for a disabled person. Even though Gualin thinks that term is inappropriate, she does not confront her friend because she does not want to be rejected by her peer group. Which attitude function best describes Gualin's decision?

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A)  Cognitive 
B)  Ego-defensive 
C)  Social adjustment 
D)  Psychodynamic

Question 13

Which of the following processes has been demonstrated by research on stereotype activation?

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A)  Positive stereotypes are rarely activated. 
B)  Priming does not result in stereotype activation. 
C)  Stereotype activation is more likely when perceivers are cognitively busy. 
D)  Stereotype activation is more likely when people see a prototypical group member.

Question 14

When faces are presented only briefly (30 milliseconds), which region of the brain shows greater activation?

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A)  Amygdala 
B)  Frontal cortex 
C)  Cerebellum 
D)  Occipital lobe

Question 15

Lena agrees with the social stereotype that Arabs are religious. This agreement is referred to as stereotype

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A)  endorsement. 
B)  knowledge. 
C)  accuracy. 
D)  application.

Question 16

Cognitive busyness disrupts stereotype activation because it

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A)  lowers perceivers' level of prejudice. 
B)  motivates people to appear unprejudiced. 
C)  enhances perceptual abilities. 
D)  uses up working memory capacity.

Question 17

Who is more likely to stereotype, people with high power or people with low power? Defend your

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Question 18

Evan is participating in a study on the shooter bias. He incorrectly identifies the object held by a stimulus person as a gun. He will make the decision to shoot most quickly if the person holding the object is a

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A)  Black man. 
B)  Black woman. 
C)  White man. 
D)  White woman.

Question 19

Nat believes that Iranians are cold and distant. According to research on the self- fulfilling prophecy, when meeting an Iranian for the first time, Nat is likely to

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A)  act in a reserved manner toward that person. 
B)  act especially friendly toward that person. 
C)  rely on a standard set of responses. 
D)  elicit behaviors from that person that disconfirm the stereotype.

Question 20

Stereotype-------------------is the extent to which a person is familiar with the content of a stereotype.

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A)  application 
B)  knowledge 
C)  accuracy 
D)  activation

Exam 4: Stereotype Activation and Application