FiltersDone

Question type

Essay

Multiple Choice

Short Answer

True False

Matching

Exam 12: Consequences of Prejudice

Show Answer

Share

---

All types

Filters

Study FlashcardsPractice ExamLearn

Question 1

Multiple Choice

Review LaterAdd Note

Review Later

found that when primed with a _______________ face, people think about _______________.

A) White; guns
B) White; sports
C) Black; guns
D) Black; sports

Correct Answer

verified

C

Question 2

Multiple Choice

Review LaterAdd Note

Review Later

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.

A) mattered; Black; White
B) did not matter; Black; White
C) mattered; White; Black
D) none of the choices are correct

Correct Answer

verified

Show Answer

Question 3

Multiple Choice

Review LaterAdd Note

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

found that students who had scored as _______________ prejudiced perceived anger lingering more in ambiguous _______________ faces.

People may believe they are acting in an _______________ fashion, but their behaviour might well be discriminatory.

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

Which of the following statements about stereotypes is true?

Overpraising accomplishments or overcriticizing mistakes can occur as a result of a subtle form of prejudice known as

Subtle forms of prejudice are

Discuss some positive and negative consequences of stigma consciousness.

Research by Locksley and her colleagues found that expectations of a target person's assertiveness were ______________ by knowing the person's sex.

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

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.

Most women believe that sex discrimination

Groups may protect their self-esteem by attributing negative evaluations they face in specific situations to prejudice.

Accommodating groups of individuals who deviate from one's stereotype by thinking of them as a special category of people with different properties is known as subtyping.

In a study by Kleck and Strenta, women were made to feel disfigured and then placed in social contexts where they had to interact with another woman. When evaluating the interactions, the researchers found that

In a study of stereotypes, Vorauer found the more the White students expected to be perceived in terms of their meta-stereotype, the ______________ they anticipated experiencing ______________ emotions in an interaction with First Nation Canadians.

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

Which of the following examples describes gender discrimination?