Question 1

Racism that operates unconsciously and unintentionally is called

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A)   modern racism.
B)   implicit racism.
C)   benevolent racism.
D)   ambivalent racism.

Question 2

Which of the following is not one of the conditions deemed ideal for contact to serve as a treatment for racism?

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A)   Equal status
B)   Cooperative activities
C)   Personal interaction
D)   Pleasant environmental conditions

Question 3

Paluck's (2009) field experiment in Rwanda in which civilians listened to a radio soap opera demonstrates

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A)   the intractability of many intergroup conflicts.
B)   the cross-cultural differences in how prejudice manifests itself.
C)   the potential influence of media on shaping norms related to intergroup relations.
D)   the automaticity of many stereotypical beliefs.

Question 4

According to research by Crocker and colleagues (1991) , African-American students who positive interpersonal feedback from a Caucasian student experienced

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A)   an increase in level of anger.
B)   no change in self-esteem.
C)   a reduction in self-esteem.
D)   an increase in self-esteem.

Question 5

A set of beliefs about a group cannot be considered a stereotype if it is

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A)   positive.
B)   negative.
C)   true.
D)   None of these

Question 6

Ingroup members display the outgroup homogeneity effect because

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A)   ingroups and outgroups always compete for shared resources.
B)   they lack familiarity with members of the outgroup.
C)   they lack sufficient information to judge the variability of their own group.
D)   they usually encounter the most typical members of the outgroup.

Question 7

A method of presenting material so faintly and rapidly that people do not have any conscious awareness of having been exposed to it is called _____ presentation.

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A)   subliminal
B)   supraliminal
C)   superordinate
D)   subordinate

Question 8

Individuals with a strong social dominance orientation are least likely to

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A)   prefer to live in an egalitarian society.
B)   strongly identify with their ingroup.
C)   want their ingroup to be of higher status than other groups.
D)   endorse government policies that oppress outgroups.

Question 9

Ambivalent sexism consists of _____ elements.

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A)   two
B)   three
C)   four
D)   five

Question 10

Cross-cultural research indicates that people from collectivist cultures are ________ likely to boost their self-esteem through overt ingroup bias and ________ likely to draw sharp distinctions between ingroup and outgroup members than are people from individualist cultures.

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A)   more; more
B)   more; less
C)   less; more
D)   less; less

Question 11

Knowing that an ingroup friend has a close relationship with a member of the outgroup can produce positive intergroup benefits.This is called the _____ effect.

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A)   contact
B)   extended contact
C)   self-fulfilling prophecy
D)   illusory correlation

Question 12

Michigan and Ohio State are rival universities.Students at the two schools only interact when the athletic teams they play for compete against each other.Sherif's Robbers Cave experiment suggests that the students will

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A)   limit their competition to the playing field and behave cooperatively off the field.
B)   only change their negative stereotypes of one another once they have interacted on the playing field.
C)   develop positive views of one another and behave in a friendly manner.
D)   develop negative views of one another and behave in a hostile manner.

Question 13

Latrell is not satisfied with his $5 million annual salary because he feels that other basketball All-Stars are paid far more money.Latrell's dissatisfaction is most likely the result of

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A)   realistic conflict theory.
B)   ingroup favoritism.
C)   outgroup homogeneity.
D)   relative deprivation.

Question 14

Aronson's jigsaw classroom work is similar to Sherif's Robbers Cave experiment because both illustrated how

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A)   social roles can influence the use of stereotypes.
B)   superordinate goals can reduce prejudice.
C)   social identification with a group can increase ingroup favoritism.
D)   overcoming feelings of relative deprivation can decrease prejudice.

Question 15

Name at least three strategies that can be employed to reduce stereotype threat.

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Question 16

Describe two ways in which gender stereotypes are strengthened and maintained.

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Question 17

The Jets and the Sharks are two groups of local youths who regularly-and belligerently-compete against each other.The Robbers Cave experiment would suggest that one way of healing the rift between these groups is to

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A)   allow the youths to date each other.
B)   encourage them to "air" their differences.
C)   have them work together on a goal that requires cooperative efforts.
D)   have each group note the good qualities of the other group.

Question 18

Implicit racism is correlated with _____ for interactions with a minority group member.

Accepted Answer

A)   reduced eye gaze
B)   increased eye gaze
C)   increased warmth
D)   better communication

Question 19

Gender stereotypes are prescriptive.This means that gender stereotypes

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A)   identify what men and women should be like.
B)   can be used to predict when men and women are likely to behave in stereotype-consistent ways.
C)   are more accurate than other kinds of stereotypes.
D)   are less influenced by cultural standards than other stereotypes.

Question 20

Which of the following has been demonstrated through the use of minimal groups?

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A)   Competition for limited resources is necessary for ingroup favoritism.
B)   Ingroup favoritism will not occur in trivial laboratory groups.
C)   Ingroup cohesion is necessary to produce ingroup favoritism.
D)   Mere categorization is sufficient to produce ingroup favoritism.

Exam 5: Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination

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According to research by Crocker and colleagues (1991) , African-American students who positive interpersonal feedback from a Caucasian student experienced

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A method of presenting material so faintly and rapidly that people do not have any conscious awareness of having been exposed to it is called _____ presentation.

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Ambivalent sexism consists of _____ elements.

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Michigan and Ohio State are rival universities.Students at the two schools only interact when the athletic teams they play for compete against each other.Sherif's Robbers Cave experiment suggests that the students will

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Which of the following is not one of the conditions deemed ideal for contact to serve as a treatment for racism?

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Implicit racism is correlated with _____ for interactions with a minority group member.

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Paluck's (2009) field experiment in Rwanda in which civilians listened to a radio soap opera demonstrates

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Describe two ways in which gender stereotypes are strengthened and maintained.

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Latrell is not satisfied with his $5 million annual salary because he feels that other basketball All-Stars are paid far more money.Latrell's dissatisfaction is most likely the result of

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Racism that operates unconsciously and unintentionally is called

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A set of beliefs about a group cannot be considered a stereotype if it is

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Ingroup members display the outgroup homogeneity effect because

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Individuals with a strong social dominance orientation are least likely to

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Gender stereotypes are prescriptive.This means that gender stereotypes

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Knowing that an ingroup friend has a close relationship with a member of the outgroup can produce positive intergroup benefits.This is called the _____ effect.

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Cross-cultural research indicates that people from collectivist cultures are ________ likely to boost their self-esteem through overt ingroup bias and ________ likely to draw sharp distinctions between ingroup and outgroup members than are people from individualist cultures.

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Which of the following has been demonstrated through the use of minimal groups?

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Name at least three strategies that can be employed to reduce stereotype threat.

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