Question 1

Which of the following theories suggests that if people like themselves and link themselves with the ingroup, they will like their ingroup?

Accepted Answer

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Question 2

According to the chapter, one problem with verbal self-reports is that these reports are potentially plagued by people worrying about how they appear. Which of the following terms did the authors use to describe this worry?

Accepted Answer

The authors of the chapter used the term "social desirability" to describe people's worry about how they appear in verbal self-reports. Social desirability refers to the tendency of people to provide socially acceptable responses in order to be viewed favorably by others. This can lead to inaccuracies in self-reports as people may not answer truthfully in order to present themselves in a favorable light.

Question 3

Which of the following measurements has shown contradictory neural responses, for example, when African-Americans respond to Black faces in a way that suggests both negativity and positive explicit attitudes.

Accepted Answer

The measurement of amygdala activation has shown contradictory neural responses in the case of African-Americans responding to Black faces in a way that suggests both negativity and positive explicit attitudes.

Question 4

Meta-analysis has shown implicit and explicit measures of prejudice to have what level of correlation?

Accepted Answer

Meta-analysis generally finds that implicit and explicit measures of prejudice have a small to medium level of correlation. This suggests that while there is some relationship between the two, they do not perfectly align, indicating that they may capture somewhat different aspects of prejudicial attitudes.

Question 5

Which if the following is NOT suggested to be a distinction between implicit attitudes demonstrated in IAT pairings and explicit attitudes primed in the MODE model?

Accepted Answer

The distinction between IAT pairings and explicit attitudes primed in the MODE model is not suggested to be that implicit attitudes comprise propositions subjectively judged as true, whereas explicit attitudes primarily stem from affective experiences and cultural beliefs. This statement is not relevant to the comparison between IAT and priming methods. The other options (A and B) are suggested distinctions between the two attitudes. Option D includes both options B and C, but C is not a suggested distinction. Therefore, the correct answer is C.

Question 6

Research has shown that which of the following areas of the brain most highly correlates with negative valence ratings?

Accepted Answer

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Quiz 10: Section 1 : Cognitive Processing of Attitudes