Social Cognition (Ch 4 Social PSY)

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

Black

Shortly after 9/11/01, even though a bitterly contested election had recently occurred, many Americans put aside their political differences in reaction to the national tragedy that occurred that day, viewing "American" as their primary identity rather than Republican or Democrat. This change is consistent with what the ____ proposes is necessary to reduce prejudice.

Common Ingroup Identity Model

Which factor does not contribute to the outgroup homogeneity effect?

Ingroup members accurately perceive the lack of diversity within the outgroup.

Which statement concerning the relationship between competition and prejudice is false?

Super ordinate goals help diffuse conflict between children, but not adults.

Which statement describes an essential requirement for stereotype threat to occur?

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

Which of the following is not predicted by social identity theory?

Threats to self-esteem tend to decrease ingroup favoritism.

Research on stereotype threat suggests that underperformance by African Americans in academic settings may be due to

a fear of confirming negative stereotypes of African Americans.

According to social identity theory, people display ingroup favoritism

as a means of increasing self-esteem.

Stereotypes differ from prejudice and discrimination in that stereotypes concern

beliefs or associations about a social group.

Affectionate feelings toward women based on the belief that women need protection are referred to as ____ sexism.

benevolent

Stereotypes appear to bias perceptions

even when we do not endorse them.

Social categorization is advantageous because it

frees up cognitive resources.

The Jets and the Sharks are two groups of local youths who regularly—and belligerently—compete against each other. The Robbers Cave experiment would suggest that one way of healing the rift between these groups is to

have them work together on a goal that requires cooperative efforts.

Negative and resentful feelings directed at women's abilities, values, and ability to challenge the power of men are referred to as ____ sexism.

hostile

Racism that operates unconsciously and unintentionally is called ____ racism.

implict

Research indicates that white individuals' concern about appearing prejudiced during interracial interactions can

lead them to try to avoid such interactions altogether.

A junior high coach decides to separate his basketball players into an A team and a B team. These two teams regularly play each other and compete for rewards, such as time at the drinking fountain and use of the new basketballs. The Robbers Cave experiment would suggest that the coach's new arrangement is likely to

lead to animosity between the A team and the B team.

In the aftermath of the Amado Dialog shooting, several psychologists have investigated the influence that a suspect's race might play in police decisions to shoot or not shoot. The results of these studies suggest that

mere awareness of racial stereotypes is enough to influence police behavior, even if the officers do not endorse these stereotypes.

A form of prejudice that surfaces in subtle ways when it is safe, socially acceptable, and easy to rationalize is called

modern racism.

All of the following are mechanisms that perpetuate stereotypes except

the jigsaw classroom.