Question 1

Jayne firmly believes that prejudice is wrong, and works hard to consciously overcome any stereotypes she feels might interfere with her judgments. Jayne has an External Motivation to Respond without Prejudice.

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Jayne's efforts to consciously overcome stereotypes and her belief that prejudice is wrong indicate an Internal Motivation to Respond without Prejudice, as she is motivated by personal values and beliefs.

Question 2

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 ________________.

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Question 3

Vera believes that old people smell bad. Suppose that, when getting on the bus earlier this week, she felt repulsed when she saw that the only available seat was next to an old person. This would be an example of ________________.

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Question 4

Max is on a date with Ella. Ella is an obese woman. People around Max look at him as if he is less successful than he actually is because he is on a date with an obese woman. This is an example of ________________.

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Question 5

A group of students is working on a puzzle. Each student has two pieces necessary to complete it. All the students want to complete it. This is an example of a(n) ________________.

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Question 6

Research suggests that black students tend to perform better on academic exams when they experience stereotype threat than when they don't.

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The statement is false. Research actually suggests the opposite - that black students tend to perform worse on academic exams when they experience stereotype threat, rather than better. Stereotype threat refers to the anxiety and self-doubt that individuals may experience when they feel that their group (in this case, their race) is negatively stereotyped in a particular domain (in this case, academics). This can impair their performance, particularly on tasks that are seen as particularly difficult or that are relevant to the domain in question.

Question 7

Researchers Plant and Devine have identified two basic motives that people have to overcome prejudices. One motive, known as the ________________ Motivation to Respond Without Prejudice, is exemplified by the following statement: "Because of my personal values, I believe that using stereotypes is wrong."

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Question 8

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

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Question 9

Research has shown that people's judgments about racial and ethnic differences averaged within ________________ of the objective facts.

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Question 10

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

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Question 11

Rudolph is highly prejudiced against homeless people, and frequently blames them for societal problems-even when he has no evidence to support his claims. According to Rudolph, the homeless are responsible for high crime rates, high property values, high taxes, and even high movie theater ticket prices. Given this information, social psychologists would say that Rudolph treats the homeless as ________________.

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Question 12

Technically speaking, the term "homophobia" refers to excessive ________________ of homosexuals or homosexual behavior.

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Question 13

Certain features of objects or people are more noticeable or obvious than others. Features that are more obvious are called ________________.

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Question 14

On average, black Americans have higher self-esteem than white Americans

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Multiple studies have found that black Americans tend to have higher self-esteem than white Americans. This could potentially be due to factors such as a stronger sense of community and identity within the black community, as well as historical resilience in the face of oppression and discrimination. However, it's important to note that self-esteem can vary greatly among individuals regardless of their race or ethnicity, and should not be used as a broad generalization.

Question 15

Josefina thinks that good-looking guys are all aloof and boring. Consequently, when she meets a good-looking guy, she doesn't try very hard to engage him in conversation because she thinks he is aloof and won't respond. Her behavior produces a tendency in good-looking men she meets to respond to her with some degree of aloofness because she isn't very engaging herself. This illustrates the ________________.

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Question 16

Groups are more influenced by competition than individuals are. This effect has been dubbed the ________________.

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Question 17

Having to decide as quickly as possible if a string of words is a real word or not is a(n) ________________.

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Question 18

Research suggests that one key way in which non-prejudiced people differ from prejudiced people is that non-prejudiced people are not aware of the negative stereotypes of other groups.

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Non-prejudiced people are often aware of negative stereotypes but choose not to endorse or act upon them, demonstrating an ability to recognize these stereotypes without letting them influence their judgment or behavior.

Question 19

Muzafer Sherif's "Robber's Cave study," in which groups of 11-year-old boys at a summer camp were first pitted against one another and then asked to work cooperatively, is often cited as evidence for ________________ theory.

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Question 20

How is social categorization similar to, and different from, the kind of general categorization that people do vis-à-vis objects?

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Quiz 13: Prejudice and Intergroup Relations