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People who belong to a different category from yourself are

outgroup members.

ingroup members.

stigmatized.

salient.

outgroup members.

Suppose that Aretha grew up in New York, but currently works in California as a Human Resources
Director. While she tries to be unbiased when reviewing job applications, she knows that she has a tendency
to favor New York applicants over other applicants. That is, she tends to engage in __________

the discontinuity effect

ingroup favoritism

stigma by association

the minimal group effect

ingroup favoritism

Researchers have examined whether obese men and women earn less than others, controlling for the same
set of qualifications. This has shown that

obesity negatively impacts both genders about the same degree.

obesity negatively impacts both men and women, but especially women.

obesity negatively impacts both men and women, but especially men.

obesity negatively impacts women, but does not negatively impact men.

obesity negatively impacts both men and women, but especially women.

The outgroup homogeneity effect appears to stem from the fact that

when given the option, people tend to automatically classify themselves into the social group with the most
variance.

people have limited contact and experience with outgroup members.

people derogate others in order to maintain positive self-esteem.

social categorization is an innate, fundamental human process.

people have limited contact and experience with outgroup members.

Research suggests that, in general, prejudiced people and non-prejudiced people differ from one another in terms of

their automatic responses to other groups.

their conscious responses to other groups.

both their automatic responses to other groups and their conscious responses to other groups.

neither their automatic responses to other groups nor their conscious responses to other groups.

their conscious responses to other groups.

Do implicit or explicit prejudiced attitudes do a better job of predicting workplace discrimination in hiring practices?

Implicit attitudes are more predictive.

Explicit attitudes are more predictive.

Implicit and explicit attitudes are equally predictive.

It is impossible to determine.

Implicit attitudes are more predictive.

The idea that people blame their problems and misfortunes on outgroups, and hold negative attitudes toward outgroups accordingly, is known as __________.

aversive prejudice

the confirmation bias

scapegoat theory

the self-serving bias

scapegoat theory

Because realistic conflict theory describes people competing over scarce resources, one could argue that it
is simply theory applied to group conflict.

social categorization

scapegoat

frustration-aggression theory

jigsaw

frustration-aggression theory

Suppose that Paul is gay, but he does not fit your stereotype of gay people: He wears baggy jeans,
constantly swears, has sloppy table manners, and enjoys sports. Instead of changing the way you think about
gay people as a group, however, you just decide that Paul belongs to a special class of gay people ("gay
jocks"). This would be an example of

the self-fulfilling prophecy.

aversive prejudice.

subtyping.

the outgroup homogeneity bias.

subtyping

Compared to others, obese people tend to be rated as __________.

less attractive (but no less successful, hardworking, or intelligent).

less attractive and less successful (but no less hardworking or intelligent).

less attractive, less successful, and less hardworking (but no less intelligent).

less attractive, less successful, less hardworking, and less intelligent).

less attractive, less successful, less hardworking, and less intelligent).

In a well-known study conducted by Rosenthal and Jacobson (1968), schoolteachers were told that certain of their students-who were in fact chosen by the researchers at random-were "intellectual bloomers" and had tremendous academic potential. When these students were tested at the end of the year, it was found that their IQ scores had indeed significantly increased (presumably as a result of the special attention and treatment they had received from their teachers). This research MOST clearly demonstrates

the self-serving bias.

the discontinuity effect.

the self-defeating prophecy.

the self-fulfilling prophecy.

the self-fulfilling prophecy.

Research has demonstrated that eyewitnesses are more accurate at identifying people of their own racial or
ethnic group than they are at identifying people of other ethnic or racial groups. This tendency is MOST
related to the so-called

"discontinuity effect."

"scapegoat effect."

"minimal group effect."

"outgroup homogeneity bias."

"outgroup homogeneity bias."

When people try to hide, or control, their implicit prejudices, it takes a toll on their ability to __________ when it comes to other tasks.

express their emotions

use emotional intelligence

rely on the automatic system

self-regulate

self-regulate

Countries that value competition have levels of conflict and levels of economic success.

higher, higher

higher, lower

lower, higher

lower, lower

higher, higher

Mark is a Southern gentleman. He always stands up when a woman enters the room and offers her his chair. He is quick to get the doors for his female companions, and he always pays when they go out. Mark is probably high on

hostile sexism.

benevolent sexism.

confirmation bias.

self-serving bias.

benevolent sexism.

Research suggests that stereotyping __________ allow people to save mental energy __________ enable
them to process information more quickly.

does, and does

does, but does not

does not, but does

does not, and does not

does, and does

Research suggests that, by and large, stereotypes function as

desires or hopes.

hard-and-fast beliefs.

fears or suspicions.

expectations or hypotheses.

expectations or hypotheses.

Suppose that Ms. J. is a third-grade teacher. In her classroom, she requires that students study together in small, multiethnic workgroups, in which each group member is responsible for collecting and communicating to fellow group members a different type of information. It appears that Ms. J. is using the cooperative learning technique known as __________.

spider analysis

the lexical decision task

the discontinuity method

the jigsaw classroom

the jigsaw classroom

In a well-known study using archival data, researchers Hovland and Sears found that-in the southern U.S., between 1882 and 1930-there was a statistically significant correlation between the market price of cotton and the frequency of interracial lynching incidents. This study has typically been interpreted as supporting

the contact hypothesis.

realistic conflict theory.

social dominance theory.

scapegoat theory.

scapegoat theory.

__________ refer to characteristics of people that are considered socially unacceptable-for example,
mental illnesses, disabilities, or scars.

Stereotypes

Prejudices

Biases

Stigmas

Stigmas

If something is said to be "salient," then it

has high status, or is powerful.

stands out and is noticeable or memorable.

is the opposite of what is expected in a given situation.

is exactly in line with what is expected in a given situation.

stands out and is noticeable or memorable.

White people who are prejudiced against blacks, but externally motivated to respond without prejudice, tend to behave in unprejudiced ways when trying to look good or say the right thing in the presence of others. Right after being released from such pressure, they

tend to continue to behave in unprejudiced ways.

tend to behave in their (default) prejudiced way.

tend to respond with a backlash and actually express more prejudice than usual.

are unpredictable-sometime behaving in extremely prejudiced ways, and sometimes behaving in extremely unprejudiced ways.

tend to respond with a backlash and actually express more prejudice than usual.

Social psychologists use the term __________ to refer to unequal treatment of different people based on the
groups or categories to which they belong.

"prejudice"

"discrimination"

"racism"

"stereotyping"

"discrimination"

Whereas the self-fulfilling prophecy states that people often end up doing exactly what they expect they will do, or fear that they will do, the self-defeating prophecy states that people often end up __________ what they expect they will do, or fear that they will do.

not even asking themselves

doing the exact opposite of

looking to others to decide

painting the worst possible scenario when imagining

doing the exact opposite of

If discrimination is a behavior, then a stereotype is __________ and a prejudice is __________.

an affect, a cognition

a cognition, an affect

a tendency, a habit

a habit, a tendency

a cognition, an affect

Researchers Darley and Gross (1983) showed different groups of people identical videotape footage of "Hannah," a girl who was said to come either from an impoverished background or from a wealthy background. They found that people stereotyped the girl as intellectually inferior when they were led to believe that she came from an impoverished background. However, this stereotype emerged only when participants saw footage of Hannah performing ambiguously on an oral exam. This finding is BEST explained by the concept of

stigma by association.

the confirmation bias.

the fundamental attribution error.

scapegoat theory.

the confirmation bias.

According to the textbook, one critical reason why people hold on to their stereotypes-even in the face
of refuting evidence-is that they tend to view pieces of refuting evidence as "exceptions," which constitute
their own (new) categories. That is, they tend to create __________.

typologies

biases

prototypes

subtypes

subtypes

In the context of realistic conflict theory, the term "superordinate goal" refers to a goal that

is a stepping stone to a larger goal.

is symbolic rather than tangible or concrete.

can be achieved only by cooperating and working with others.

inevitably pits one group against another (i.e., a "zero-sum goal").

can be achieved only by cooperating and working with others.

Suppose that some people have just been randomly assigned to two different teams. Research suggests
that these people would be likely to exhibit discriminatory behavior (favoring the ingroup, and disfavoring the
outgroup)

immediately, as soon as the groups had been defined.

as soon as their ingroup became an important part of their personal identity.

only after the two teams had engaged in direct competition.

only after they had "bonded" with their ingroup by enduring a shared hardship.

immediately, as soon as the groups had been defined.

According to the textbook, are the tendencies to engage in object categorization and social categorization
(regardless of content) tendencies that seem to be innately programmed in people, or tendencies that seem to
be culturally learned?

Both seem to be innately programmed.

Both seem to be culturally learned.

Categorization of objects seems to be innately programmed, but social categorization seems to be culturally
learned.

Social categorization seems to be innately programmed, but categorization of objects seems to be culturally
learned.

Both seem to be innately programmed.

Jussim and Harber's (2005) research on the self-fulfilling prophecy and in the classroom found that

the effects are quite large--teacher expectations explain student achievement.

the effects are quite small--teacher expectations are accurate.

teacher expectations are quite inaccurate.

teacher's promote the self-defeating prophecy.

the effects are quite small--teacher expectations are accurate.

What does the textbook suggest about the accuracy of common stereotypes-do they seem to contain a
kernel of truth?

Most common stereotypes are flat-out inaccurate.

Most common stereotypes are vaguely on the mark-somewhere between flat-out wrong and fairly
accurate.

Most common stereotypes are fairly accurate in terms of their content, but exaggerate the supposed
magnitude of their effects.

Most common stereotypes are fairly accurate both in terms of their content and in terms of the supposed
magnitude of their effects.

Most common stereotypes are fairly accurate both in terms of their content and in terms of the supposed
magnitude of their effects.

Research on prejudice against lesbian and gay people has shown that, in general,

gay men experience more prejudice than lesbian women.

lesbian women experience more prejudice than gay men.

prejudice against these groups appears to be innate, or inborn.

there has been strong prejudice against these groups in all known human societies.

gay men experience more prejudice than lesbian women.

Which of the following provides evidence of stereotype threat?

IQ scores do not accurately predict income.

People work harder on things when they are rewarded for successes than they do when they are punished for failures.

When intelligence tests are culturally biased (e.g., when they include examples that are only known to particular cultural groups), they tend to reinforce race-based stereotypes about intelligence.

Women perform worse than men on math tests when they believe that the test is important, but they perform the same as men when they believe that the test is meaningless.

Women perform worse than men on math tests when they believe that the test is important, but they perform the same as men when they believe that the test is meaningless.

Social psychologists use the term __________ to describe the feeling of fear that people sometimes have that they will confirm a certain stereotype.

"discontinuity effect"

"aversive racism"

"stereotype threat"

"self-defeating prophecy"

"stereotype threat"

Which of the following statements BEST summarizes the relationship between salience and stereotype formation?

Stereotypes can form simply on the basis of salience.

Stereotypes cannot form simply on the basis of salience; an emotional or motivational force is also necessary.

Stereotypes cannot form simply on the basis of salience; a first-hand interaction is also necessary.

Salience is necessary for the formation of stereotypes.

Stereotypes can form simply on the basis of salience.

Recall Muzafer Sherif's research with two groups of 11-year boys camping at Robber's Cave (the "Eagles"
and the "Rattlers"). Which of the following theories BEST accounts for the kind of prejudice that existed
between these groups?

The contact hypothesis

Realistic conflict theory

Social dominance theory

Symbolic politics theory

Realistic conflict theory

In Muzafer Sherif's research with 11-year-old boys at a summer camp in Robber's Cave, it was found that
__________ tended to increase prejudice, while __________ tended to reduce it.

competition, superordinate goals

increased contact, superordinate goals

superordinate goals, increased contact

competition, increased contac

competition, superordinate goals

Researchers Plant and Devine have identified two basic motives that people have for overcoming prejudice: internal and external. According to these researchers, the internal motive is based on

self-esteem needs.

a belief that individuals are responsible for their own actions.

consistency needs.

a strong inner belief that prejudice is wrong.

a strong inner belief that prejudice is wrong.

Research on prejudice and self-esteem suggests that

contrary to popular belief, there is no evidence for a link between prejudice and self-esteem.

people may hold prejudices, in part, because doing so bolsters their self-esteem.

engaging in prejudice tends to lower people's self-esteem, and people seem, at some level, to know this.

people expect that engaging in prejudice will make them feel better about themselves, but it actually tends
to lower self-esteem.

people may hold prejudices, in part, because doing so bolsters their self-esteem.

The so-called "minimal group effect" MOST directly suggests that

prejudices can be "unlearned" just as quickly as they can be "learned."

people are predisposed to identify themselves with a larger social group.

the more social groups there are, the less prejudice there should be.

people are predisposed to divide the world into "us" and "them," and to show a preference for "us."

people are predisposed to divide the world into "us" and "them," and to show a preference for "us."

Most people assume that outgroup members are relatively similar to one another, while ingroup members
are relatively different from one another. This tendency is known as

the outgroup homogeneity bias.

the scapegoat effect.

the minimal group effect.

the superordinate group bias.

the outgroup homogeneity bias.

As discussed in the textbook, people are MOST likely to base their stereotypes of a given outgroup on

first-hand knowledge of the outgroup.

first-hand knowledge of other outgroups.

the assumption that the outgroup is just like the ingroup.

what they have heard about the outgroup from members of the ingroup.

what they have heard about the outgroup from members of the ingroup.

Randi believes that, compared to white people, Asian people are spiritual. It would be MOST accurate to
say that Randi's belief is an example of

prejudice.

discrimination.

racism.

stereotyping.

stereotyping

When you meet a new person, stereotypes typically serve to

establish what you want that person to be like.

warn you about problems or dangers that the individual presents.

guide the assumptions that you have about the individual-which you will hold on to no matter what.

provide you with hypotheses to be tested about that individual.

provide you with hypotheses to be tested about that individual.

Which of the following refers to the tendency that some people have to simultaneously (a) hold egalitarian
values, and (b) experience negative feelings, or feelings of disease, when interacting with minority groups?

aversive racism

social dominance orientation

contact hypothesis

discontinuity effect

aversive racism

As discussed in the textbook, stereotyping is BEST thought of as

an outgrowth of a prejudice or group of prejudices.

a type of prejudice.

an example of subtyping.

a consequence of the human tendency for social categorization.

a consequence of the human tendency for social categorization.

The term __________ is used to refer to a negative attitude or feeling toward an individual based solely on
that individual's membership in a certain group.

"prejudice"

"discrimination"

"stereotype"

"racism"

"prejudice"

Which of the following is the BEST definition of "stereotyping"?

A negative attitude or feeling toward an individual based solely on that individual's membership in a certain
group

A negative attitude or feeling toward a racial or ethnic group

Unequal treatment of different people based on the groups or categories to which they belong

Beliefs that associate groups of people with certain traits.

Beliefs that associate groups of people with certain traits.

The idea that regular interactions among members of different groups reduce prejudice, so long as the
interactions occur under favorable conditions, is known as

realistic conflict theory.

the acquaintance potential effect.

the contact hypothesis.

the perspective-taking hypothesis.

the contact hypothesis.

As described in the textbook, college students sometimes stereotype female professors as less competent than male professors. However, this stereotype only seems to surface

when students are evaluated negatively by a female professor.

when students are taking classes from both male and female professors.

among male students.

among students who perform poorly in school.

when students are evaluated negatively by a female professor.

Which of the following comes closest to the textbook's conclusion regarding the elimination of prejudice?

While it is possible to meaningfully reduce specific prejudices, the tendencies for stereotyping and
ingroup favoritism appear to be innate.

Prejudice could be significantly reduced via education and structural changes to society.

Prejudice is not at all inevitable; it exists in some cultures but not in others, suggesting that a prejudice-free
culture is wholly possible.

Prejudice is more or less natural, and almost all attempts to reduce prejudices have been completely
ineffective.

While it is possible to meaningfully reduce specific prejudices, the tendencies for stereotyping and
ingroup favoritism appear to be innate.

It would be MOST accurate to say that aversive racism captures the idea that

people tend to avoid groups against whom they are prejudiced, such that they do not interact much with
them to begin with.

people tend to come up with complex rationalizations to "justify" prejudiced attitudes or behaviors.

people often have mixed feelings toward other groups and sometimes harbor prejudices despite
themselves.

people sometimes hold prejudiced attitudes toward groups of which they themselves are members.

people often have mixed feelings toward other groups and sometimes harbor prejudices despite
themselves.

Implicit prejudiced attitudes are

fairly uncommon and do a poor job of predicting behavior.

fairly uncommon, but do a good job of predicting behavior.

fairly common, but do a poor job of predicting behavior.

fairly common and do a good job of predicting behavior.

fairly common and do a good job of predicting behavior.

Compared to when two individuals compete, when two groups of people compete, they tend to be extreme
and hostile. This is known as

the minimal group effect.

the discontinuity effect.

the group polarization effect.

deindividuation.

the discontinuity effect.

Men tend to be rated less positively when they are seated next to an obese woman than when they are
seated next to an average-weight woman. This tendency is known as

prejudice contagion.

stigma by association.

the discontinuity effect.

the social contexting bias.

stigma by association.

Which of the following is the best definition of discrimination?

When someone acts on prejudiced attitudes toward a group of people this is known as discrimination. Discrimination is negative action toward an individual as a result of one's membership in a particular group (Allport, 1954; Dovidio & Gaertner, 2004).

Do implicit or explicit prejudiced attitudes do a better job of predicting workplace discrimination in hiring practices?

Do implicit or explicit prejudiced attitudes do a better job of predicting workplace discrimination in hiring practices? Implicit attitudes are more predictive.

Which of the following is the best definition of stereotypes?

A stereotype is a fixed general image or set of characteristics that a lot of people believe represent a particular type of person or thing.

What does the text suggest about the accuracy of common stereotypes do they seem to contain a kernel of truth?

What does the text suggest about the accuracy of common stereotypes—do they seem to contain a kernel of truth? Most common stereotypes are fairly accurate both in terms of their content and in terms of the supposed magnitude of their effects.