Module 77

The tendency to categorize people on the basis of their gender is most likely to lead Jack to believe that A. women all have pretty much the same attitudes about sex B. women seem to be unpredictable, because no two are alike C. most men tend to be logical and emotionally controlled D. in contrast to women, men have very similar tastes in dress and fashion E. women tend to act on ingroup bias, while men tend to act on outgroup bias

A. women all have pretty much the same attitudes about sex

Ingroup bias best illustrates the impact of our _________ on prejudice. A. superordinate goals B. social identities C. deindividuation D. reciprocity norms E. social traps

B. social identities

Which of the following describes a stereotype? A. Vladimir is especially attracted to Latin-American women B. Peter feels very uncomfortable interacting with Blacks C. Robin is convinced that university professors are usually impractical and forgetful D. Cyril never hires people over age 50 to work in his restaurant E. Patrick argues that raising the minimum wage leads to increased illegal immigration

C. Robin is convinced that university professors are usually impractical and forgetful

Explicit attitudes are typically __________, whereas implicit attitudes are often _________. A. persistent; temporary B. negative; positive C. conscious; unconscious D. objective; subjective E. ingroup biased; outgroup biased

C. conscious; unconscious

A vivid example of a North Korean's behavior has an unusually strong influence on people's judgments of all North Koreans primarily because people A. are motivated to confirm their current stereotypes of specific groups B. typically categorize other individuals on the basis of barely noticeable characteristics C. estimate the frequency of group characteristics in terms of the memorability of these characteristics D. strongly resent those who draw a lot of attention to themselves E. are prone to committing the fundamental attribution error

C. estimate the frequency of group characteristics in terms of the memorability of these characteristics

Priming people with a flashed Black face rather than a flashed White face makes them more likely to misperceive a flashed tool as a gun. This best illustrates the subtle character is A. ingroup bias B. deindividuation C. implicit racial associations D. the fundamental attribution error E. the other-race effect

C. implicit racial associations

A sense of social identity is most likely to promote A. social facilitation B. the bystander effect C. ingroup bias D. deindividuation E. cognitive dissonance

C. ingroup bias

Cross-cultural research on gender relations indicates that A. the majority of the world's children without basic schooling are boys B. in most countries men and women share equally in the duties of child-rearing C. people perceive their fathers as more intelligent than their mothers despite gender equality in intelligence scores D. there is little evidence that females are more likely to be aborted than males E. women are more likely than men to engage in multi-tasking behaviors and are more capable of performing these kinds of tasks

C. people perceive their fathers as more intelligent than their mothers despite gender equality in intelligence scores

A readiness to assume that enslaved people deserve the terrible treatment they receive best illustrates A. group polarization B. the other-race effect C. the just-world phenomenon D. the frustration-aggression principle E. scapegoat theory

C. the just-world phenomenon

Ever since he lost his job because he was constantly late for work, Richard has become increasingly hostile toward the "government bureaucrats who are leading the country toward bankruptcy." Richard's increasing prejudice is best explained in terms of A. the just-world phenomenon B. the bystander effect C. the foot-in-the-door phenomenon D. hindsight bias E. deindividuation

D. hindsight bias

Only when experimental participants were informed that a woman was raped did they perceive the woman's behavior as inviting rape. This best illustrates that victim-blaming is fueled by A. the mere exposure effect B. the bystander effect C. the foot-in-the-door phenomenon D. hindsight bias E. deindividuation

D. hindsight bias