Question 1

______________ stereotypes color our judgments of individuals as well as groups.

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Strong stereotypes have a significant impact on how individuals and groups are perceived and judged. These stereotypes are deeply ingrained and often lead to biased and unfair treatment. Mild or medium stereotypes might still have some impact, but they are not as influential as strong stereotypes. "Some" is too vague and does not provide a clear answer.

Question 2

According to research, people who face prejudice are vigilant to the possibility that others may discriminate against them and this vigilance

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Question 3

Most women believe that sex discrimination

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Question 4

Word, Zanna, and Cooper had White men interview both White and Black job applicants. When the applicant was Black, the interviewers ______________ than when the applicant was White.

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Based on the information given, it is not clear which specific behavior the interviewers exhibited when the applicant was Black. Therefore, all of the listed answer choices could be true.

Question 5

Stereotype threat refers to

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Stereotype threat is a phenomenon where a person's performance is negatively affected by the awareness or concern that their actions or behavior might confirm a negative stereotype about their group. This can lead to anxiety, reduced confidence, and worse performance. Therefore, the best choice is D – a disruptive concern that one's behavior will verify a negative stereotype.

Question 6

The result of studies about positive stereotypes show that when Asian-American females were asked biographical questions that reminded them of their Asian identity before taking a math test, their performance ______________ a control group that were not reminded of their gender identity.

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The studies show that reminding Asian-American females of their Asian identity before taking a math test resulted in better performance than the control group. Therefore, the answer is A) was better than.

Question 7

Negatively valued ethnic groups, the physically handicapped, and the facially disfigured have

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Question 8

The result of studies about positive stereotypes show that when Asian-American females were asked biographical questions that reminded them of their gender identity before taking a math test, their performance ______________ a control group that was not reminded of their gender identity.

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The question is asking about the result of studies on positive stereotypes, which suggests that reminding Asian-American females of their gender identity before a math test could have a negative impact on their performance. Therefore, the answer is C, as their performance was worse than the control group who was not reminded of their gender identity.

Question 9

Although John knows a few successful, hardworking Black businessmen, he maintains his belief that Blacks are lazy and shiftless. His thinking best reflects

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John's belief reflects subtyping because he maintains his stereotype about Blacks being lazy despite knowing exceptions (successful, hardworking Black businessmen). He likely views these exceptions as special cases that do not change his overall stereotype.

Question 10

According to the text, when someone's behaviour doesn't fit our stereotype, we can

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When faced with behavior that doesn't fit our stereotype, we can choose to change our stereotype to accommodate the new information (A), create a new subtype to explain the behavior (B), or recognize that the behavior may be due to a unique situation and not representative of the whole group (C). Therefore, all of the choices are valid options.

Question 11

Accommodating groups of individuals who deviate from one's stereotype by forming a new stereotype about this subset of the group is called

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Question 12

Jerome believes that police officers are racist, power-hungry, control freaks. A new neighbour, who is nice, level-headed, and generally concerned about the welfare of others, moves into his apartment building. Only later does Jerome find out that his new friend is a police officer. As a result, he forms a new and different stereotype of "young professional officers." His thinking best reflects

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Question 13

Which of the following statements about stereotypes is true?

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Question 14

Darley and Gross showed that when ______________ are ______________ and the information about someone is ______________, ______________ can subtly bias our judgments of individuals.

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Darley and Gross showed that when stereotypes are strong and the information about someone is ambiguous, stereotypes can subtly bias our judgments of individuals. The other options include some inaccuracies or are not supported by the research.

Question 15

According to research conducted by Kunda and Sinclair, when University of Waterloo students received positive feedback from a "manager", his race ______________, but when they received negative feedback, they saw a ______________ manager as less competent than a ______________ manager.

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Question 16

Unfortunately, Mr. Smith, a high school speech teacher, communicates to his class that he thinks boys tend to be less anxious and thus make better speeches than girls do. As a result, some of the girls in his class become apprehensive in preparing and giving speeches in Mr. Smith's class. The girls are experiencing

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The girls in Mr. Smith's class are experiencing stereotype threat, which is the fear of confirming a negative stereotype about one's group. In this case, the girls are worried that they will confirm Mr. Smith's belief that they are not as good at giving speeches as boys are, and this anxiety may interfere with their performance.

Question 17

In his study on stereotype threat and athletic performance, Stone and colleagues found that

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Stone and his colleagues' study found that when people are reminded of a negative stereotype (such as the stereotype that women are not as skilled at math as men), it can adversely affect their performance in that domain. This is known as stereotype threat. The study did not find evidence that a positive stereotype could adversely affect performance, but it did find that a positive stereotype could facilitate performance for those who identified with the stereotype (for example, if someone was reminded of the stereotype that Asians are good at math and they themselves identified as Asian).

Question 18

Which of the following statements is true?

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Question 19

In studies of stereotype threat, students led to think they have benefited from gender or race-based preferences in gaining admission to a college or academic group tend to perform ________ those not led to think so.

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Studies have shown that students who are led to believe they have been admitted or selected based on their gender or race tend to perform worse than those who do not believe so. This is due to stereotype threat, which is the fear or anxiety that comes from the possibility of confirming a negative stereotype about one's group. This can distract students and harm their performance. Therefore, the best choice is D, worse than.

Question 20

What is the overall effect of negative and positive stereotypes on performance?

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Studies have shown that positive stereotypes can actually have a "self-fulfilling prophecy" effect, where individuals who identify with positive stereotypes about their group perform better on tasks related to that stereotype. On the other hand, negative stereotypes can lead to stereotype threat and anxiety, which can disrupt performance.

Quiz 12: Consequences of Prejudice