Question 1

Dismissing outgroup members' positive behaviors and attributing negative behaviors to their dispositions is known as

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A)   defensive pessimism.
B)   the just-world bias.
C)   intragroup discrimination.
D)   group-serving bias.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Discuss how ingroup bias breeds favoritism.

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Ingroup bias refers to the tendency for ...

Question 3

Joe is an American. He views people trying to immigrate into America as nothing more than pests. This is an example of

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A)   infrahumanization.
B)   linguicism.
C)   masochism.
D)   deindividuation.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 4

We are more prone to ingroup bias when our group is _____ and _____ relative to the outgroup.

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A)   large; differs in status
B)   large; same in status
C)   small; differs in status
D)   small; same in statusE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

You are Black, and you have difficulty recognizing the White customers who were in your store during a robbery. This is an example of

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A)   impact bias.
B)   looking-glass self.
C)   own-race bias.
D)   distinctive case.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Ideas about how men and women ought to behave are called _____, whereas people's ideas about how women and men do behave are called_____.

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A)   gender-role norms; gender stereotypes
B)   gender stereotypes; gender-role norms
C)   gender preferences; gender roles
D)   sexist attitudes; sexist stereotypesE) A) and B)
F) A) and C) A

Question 7

A belief about the personal attributes of a group of people is called a(n)

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A)   affect.
B)   behavioral tendency.
C)   illusion.
D)   stereotype.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

Which of the following would be an example of the group-serving bias?

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A)   Cheryl believes that women are unemployed because of discrimination, while men are unemployed because of low motivation.
B)   Sue believes that members of her own family are prejudiced, while her husband's family is tolerant.
C)   Chuck believes that mistakes made by both men and women are due to low intelligence.
D)   Bill believes that groups outperform individuals when solving problems.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 9

Stereotype threat explains why

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A)   individuals hide their prejudicial biases in most social situations.
B)   individuals sometimes perform poorly when apprehensive about being stereotyped.
C)   people evaluate individuals more positively than groups.
D)   stereotypes can be unwarranted generalizations across situations.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

In Harber's (1998)  study, poorly written essays received higher ratings if participants were led to believe they were written by Black students than White students. This finding is an example of

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A)   subtle prejudice.
B)   modern prejudice.
C)   hostile prejudice.
D)   explicit prejudice.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C) B

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of benevolent sexism?

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A)   "Women have a superior moral sensibility."
B)   "Once a man commits, she puts him on a tight leash."
C)   "Women are less skilled in mathematics than men."
D)   "On the whole, women make bad political leaders than men."E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Gordon Allport (1958) stated: "The role of religion is paradoxical. It makes prejudice and it unmakes prejudice." Explain the research that indicates that this is true.

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There is a body of research that support...

Question 13

John has just failed a chemistry test. He goes back to his apartment and criticizes his roommate's choice of music. What term best describes John's behavior?

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A)   chauvinism
B)   just-world action
C)   displaced aggression
D)   xenophobiaE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 14

In the 1940s, researchers Clark and Clark (1947)  gave African American children a choice between Black dolls and White dolls. Results showed that most children

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A)   chose the Black dolls.
B)   chose the White dolls.
C)   refused to choose between them.
D)   used the dolls in aggressive symbolic play.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

In the context of sexism, most Americans agree that

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A)   the activities of married women are best confined to the home and family.
B)   they would probably move if Black people came to live in great numbers in their neighborhood.
C)   the two sexes are equally emotional.
D)   they would vote for a qualified woman whom their party nominated for president.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

More lynching of Blacks took place in the old South during years when cotton prices were low, suggesting that prejudice is partly explained by

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A)   chauvinism.
B)   the just-world hypothesis.
C)   displaced aggression.
D)   antisemitism.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 17

In which of the following situations are people LEAST likely to experience ingroup bias?

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A)   when the ingroup is small
B)   when we are surrounded by a larger outgroup
C)   when our ingroup is successful
D)   when the ingroup is in the majorityE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

When others expect us to perform poorly and our anxiety causes us to confirm their belief, we have reacted to

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A)   a stereotype threat.
B)   subtyping.
C)   intragroup bias.
D)   the backfire effect.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C) A

Question 19

Cultural attitudes, including prejudice, are embodied and reinforced in

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A)   schools.
B)   government.
C)   the media.
D)   all of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 20

Review the research on how distinctiveness can breed stereotypes.

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Dismissing outgroup members' positive behaviors and attributing negative behaviors to their dispositions is known as

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Discuss how ingroup bias breeds favoritism.

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Joe is an American. He views people trying to immigrate into America as nothing more than pests. This is an example of

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We are more prone to ingroup bias when our group is _____ and _____ relative to the outgroup.

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You are Black, and you have difficulty recognizing the White customers who were in your store during a robbery. This is an example of

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Ideas about how men and women ought to behave are called _____, whereas people's ideas about how women and men do behave are called_____.

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A belief about the personal attributes of a group of people is called a(n)

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Which of the following would be an example of the group-serving bias?

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Stereotype threat explains why

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In Harber's (1998) study, poorly written essays received higher ratings if participants were led to believe they were written by Black students than White students. This finding is an example of

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Which of the following is an example of benevolent sexism?

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Gordon Allport (1958) stated: "The role of religion is paradoxical. It makes prejudice and it unmakes prejudice." Explain the research that indicates that this is true.

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John has just failed a chemistry test. He goes back to his apartment and criticizes his roommate's choice of music. What term best describes John's behavior?

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In the 1940s, researchers Clark and Clark (1947) gave African American children a choice between Black dolls and White dolls. Results showed that most children

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In the context of sexism, most Americans agree that

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More lynching of Blacks took place in the old South during years when cotton prices were low, suggesting that prejudice is partly explained by

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In which of the following situations are people LEAST likely to experience ingroup bias?

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When others expect us to perform poorly and our anxiety causes us to confirm their belief, we have reacted to

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Cultural attitudes, including prejudice, are embodied and reinforced in

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Review the research on how distinctiveness can breed stereotypes.

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