Psy 360-1003 Quiz #5

When teachers were asked how they would respond to misbehavior in their class, Okonofua and Eberhardt (2015) found that a second incidence of behavior elicited stronger responses from teachers if the student was a. black. b. male. c. female. d. diagnosed with a learning disability.

a. black.

Prejudice and discrimination based on a person's gender, or institutional and cultural practices that promote the domination of one gender (typically men) over another, are most accurately termed a. ​sexism. ​b. implicit sexism. ​c. hostile sexism. ​d. ambivalent sexism.

a. sexism.

Which part of the brain is likely to show greater activation when you see an unfamiliar person who is described as a member of your ingroup as opposed to being a member of an outgroup? a. the orbit frontal cortex b. the corpus call sum c. the ventral tegmentum d. the dorsolateral insular

a. the orbit frontal cortex

A stereotype exists in many cultures that men are better than women at math. Ramie is about to take a diagnostic achievement test in math. According to research on stereotype threat, under which condition is Ramie most likely to perform poorly on the test? a. Ramie does not believe that the test is an accurate measure of math ability. b. Ramie is asked to indicate her sex at the beginning of the test. c. Ramie does not include math as an important part of her identity. d. Ramie is unaware of the cultural stereotype concerning sex and math

b. Ramie is asked to indicate her sex at the beginning of the test.

Which statement describes an essential requirement for stereotype threat to occur? a. The individual in question must be a member of a minority group. b. The individual in question must be aware of negative stereotypes about his or her group. c. The individual in question must have below-average ability for the task in question. d. The individual in question must regularly participate in activities that draw racial disapproval from others.

b. The individual in question must be aware of negative stereotypes about his or her group.

Lo Sass and colleagues (2011) studied pay disquiet between men and women and found that new female physicians in New York state averaged about ____ less pay than their male counterparts. a. $4,000 b. $11,000 c. $17,000 d. $24,000

c. $17,000

Social categorization is advantageous because it a. leads to more accurate social perception. b. encourages us to take longer to make judgments about others. c. frees up cognitive resources. d. is generally based on realistic assumptions.

c. frees up cognitive resources.

Tilcsik (2011) sent pairs of resumes in response to 1,800 job postings. The resumes were nearly identical, except that one mentioned that the job candidate volunteered for a gay campus organization. The results of this study showed that a. the two resumes were equally likely to receive interview invitations. b. the resume with gay campus organization experience was 15 percent less likely to receive an interview invitation. c. the resume with gay campus organization experience was 40 percent less likely to receive an interview invitation. d. the resume with the gay campus organization experience was 15 percent more likely to receive an interview invitation.

c. the resume with gay campus organization experience was 40 percent less likely to receive an interview invitation.

Samantha thinks that all social psychology professors are intelligent, attractive, and fabulously good dancers. This is an example of a. prejudice. b. discrimination. c. social categorization. d. a stereotype.

d. a stereotype.

A study by Goff, Steele, and Davies (2008) found that white male students sat farther away from black students than from other white students, but only when a. the professor of the class was white. b. the professor of the class was black. c. they had not been previously acquainted with either the white or black classmates. d. they thought the discussions would involve racially sensitive topics.

d. they thought the discussions would involve racially sensitive topics.