Week 8 stuff!

men; women

Two constellations of traits: > Agentic is the competence cluster that represent ___________'s traits ◼E.g., independent, strong, and self-confident > Communal is the warmth-expressive cluster that represents ___________'s traits ◼E.g., emotional, helpful, and kind

Social Contact Theory

cooperative, dependent, equal status contact can decrease prejudice.

agentic

According to Status Theory, a man who shows ___________ (agentic/communal) behavior may be considered a strong leader whereas a woman behaving the exact same way may be considered emotional/hormonal.

explicit, implicit

According to some research, the degree of ___________ (implicit/explicit) prejudice has declined, but the degree of ___________ (implicit/explicit) prejudice keeps it alive under the surface.

more (single ladies)

Across years of research, women who have never lived with a male partner make ___________ (less/more) money than women who have

stereotyping; discrimination

Bill's belief that all African Americans are good at sports exemplifies ________ (prejudice/ stereotyping). Bill's refusal to hire African Americans exemplifies ________(stereotyping/ discrimination).

male; female; secondary

Games have historically asked girls and women to project themselves onto and fully empathize with ___________ (male/female) characters, but rarely encourages boys and men to fully project themselves onto ___________ (male/female) characters. As long as games continue to give us significantly more stories centered on men than on women, they will continue to reinforce the idea that women's experiences are ___________ (primary/secondary) to men's

more

Height can be associated with positive outcomes over time. Males who are taller are ___________ (less/more) likely to be promoted or earn a raise.

low; average

In She's Fine if She Praises Me but Incompetent if She Criticized Me, Sinclair & Kunda (2000) found that students would give female instructors unjustifiably ___________ (low/average/high) ratings for a low grade and gave male instructors ___________ (low/average/high) ratings regardless of their grade.

more; more; better

Lesbian women have been found to work, on average, ___________ (less/more) hours than straight women, which could lead to ___________ (less/more) experience and a ___________ (worse/better) chance of promotion.

more; less (pain)

People perceive pain ___________ (less/more) for someone who looks like themselves (similar race), but ___________ (less/more) for someone of a different racial background.

less

Research on social media friendship networks shows that non-Blacks are ___________ (less/more) likely to accept friend requests from Blacks with stereotypic facial features than from Blacks with non-stereotypic features.

implicit

Sarah took the implicit association test (IAT) and found that she responded faster when "strong" words were paired with male names, compared with when "strong" words were paired with female names. Sarah holds an ___________ (implicit/explicit) belief that men are stronger than women.

threat

Tall women are seen as a ___________ (joy/threat) to the expectations of tall men.

more; less

The more homogeneous the neighborhood (having a single race/ethnic group), the ___________ (less/more) trust there is for neighbors. The more diverse the neighborhood, the ___________ (less/more) trust there is for neighbors.

liked; respected

When evaluating others, people distinguish between liking and respect. Roles occupied by the person being rated affect one's ratings of being liked. For example, housewives are ___________ (liked/respected), whereas businessmen are ___________ (liked/respected).

communal; agentic; disavantaged

When the women had ___________ traits, differences in men's and women's liking were small, but men were still viewed as more competent and hirable. When the women had ___________ traits, differences in men's and women's competence were small, but men were still viewed as more likable and hirable. Thus, women were ___________ (advantaged/disadvantaged) in the hiring process regardless of whether they had gender-stereotypic or gender-counter stereotypic traits.

Asian

While sitting in a restaurant with a friend, Jose looks across the street and sees a Hispanic man and an Asian man fighting. Research suggests that if Jose is Hispanic, he is likely to assume that the ________ (Asian/Hispanic) man was behaving aggressively.

Social Utilitarianism

focuses on human wants rather than human wills; ex. the owner of the property could do on it whatsoever he wished, so long as it did not endanger the public health or safety -> constant compromise

illusory correlation

the perception of a relationship where none exists. Especially among a diverse community and the relationships between races.