Question 1

A person who is reminded about a negative attribute associated with his or her own group is most likely to experience

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A)   stereotype automaticity.
B)   stereotype threat.
C)   social identity enhancement.
D)   illusory correlation. B

Question 2

Intergroup contact works best to improve intergroup relations when

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A)   goals are shared.
B)   the structure is cooperative rather than competitive.
C)   external support (e.g., authority, law)  exists.
D)   all of these. D

Question 3

Category-based information processing is most likely when

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A)   there is little time pressure.
B)   one is under high cognitive load.
C)   one is physically active.
D)   the accuracy of judgment is important. B

Question 4

What occurs when negative tensions lead people to be more resistant and try to assert their original position because they feel forced to do something?

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A)   backlash
B)   reactance
C)   cognitive dissonance
D)   rebound

Question 5

How can the stereotyping process be effectively included in diversity training activities? What should the diversity trainer avoid in this context?

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Question 6

How are stereotypes different than prejudices? How are they different than discrimination? According to the text, which of these should be the first place for diversity trainers to begin when trying to improve intergroup relationships in organizations?

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Question 7

What should diversity professionals know about stereotype accuracy?

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A)   Stereotypes are sometimes accurate, especially if they are cultural stereotypes.
B)   Even if accurate, stereotypic information is not a good basis for decisions about individuals.
C)   Stereotypes are very resistant to change.
D)   All of these.

Question 8

Which is correct about SDO?

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A)   It is conceived as a personality variable.
B)   Scores are higher for those who are wealthy, heterosexual, White, or otherwise privileged.
C)   Scores are higher for those prejudiced against a variety of outgroups.
D)   all of these.

Question 9

How does valuing diversity differ from stereotyping of various groups in an organization?

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Question 10

Mae begins to connect Jameson's quirks with his extremely short stature, and concludes that little people must act the same as Jameson even though she has not met any other little people. This process of overestimating the connection of unusual characteristics with membership in an unusual group is called

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A)   illusory correlation.
B)   micro-level prejudice.
C)   the self-fulfilling prophecy.
D)   discrimination.

Question 11

What is the Intergroup Contact Hypothesis? Summarize the current status of research on this topic?

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Question 12

Your text describes four bodies of social psychology research that support the idea that attitudes and feelings often change as a result of behavior change. List these four, and briefly explain any two of them?

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Question 13

Activation of stereotypes is mostly automatic and unintentional. Many people try to control their stereotyping via suppression. What can often occur with stereotype suppression?

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A)   cognitive underload
B)   stereotype threat
C)   illusory correlations
D)   stereotype rebound

Question 14

Stereotypes affect our

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A)   memory, sometimes tricking us into thinking we "remember" something that actually did not occur.
B)   attributions about others.
C)   attention, such that we pay less attention to things that match our expectations.
D)   all of these.

Question 15

What is one thing that diversity training should not do?

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A)   discuss operation and helpfulness of the stereotyping process
B)   focus on behaviors
C)   discuss content of stereotypes about specific groups
D)   focus on discrimination

Question 16

The HR department of a local company has decided that for future applications, any information that identifies an applicant's sex, race, or ethnicity will be removed and all applicants will be identified by only a number. What process is this?

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A)   blinding
B)   stereotype suppression
C)   coding
D)   scapegoating

Question 17

The stereotype rebound effect is reduced

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A)   when the person is low in prejudice.
B)   when someone is highly motivated not to think stereotypically.
C)   if norms against stereotyping are strong.
D)   any of these.

Question 18

Which of these is true of stereotypes?

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A)   Stereotypes are generally inaccurate about individuals.
B)   Stereotypes are quick to change.
C)   Stereotypes are not a problem in the long term.
D)   Stereotypes are based in feelings.

Question 19

Explain the difference between "societal-" and "individual-level" accounts of why intergroup prejudice and discrimination develop. Why is it useful to understand this distinction? Give an example of each?

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Question 20

Which is most likely to reduce womens' stereotype threat about performance in the sciences?

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A)   information about successful women scientists such as Astronaut Mae Jemison or Mme. Marie Curie.
B)   explaining how science is relevant to activities in which women are often successful, e.g., cooking or playing video games.
C)   teaching them how stereotype threat operates to depress performance.
D)   all of these have been effective.

Exam 6: The Big Three: Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination