Quiz 5: Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination

In their study of sexism in 19 different countries, Glick et al. (2000) found that countries with the greatest degree of political and economic inequality exhibited

the highest levels of both hostile and benevolent sexism.

Negative feelings directed at others strictly because of their membership in a certain group is called

prejudice.

The tendency to perceive members of an out group as less variable, or more similar to one another, than members of the in group, is called the

out group homogeneity effect.

Racism that operates unconsciously and unintentionally is called ____ racism.

implicit

A meta stereotype refers to a

person’s thoughts about the stereotypes out group members might hold about their own group.

Stigmatized targets are at increased risk for

long-term physical and mental health problems.

Stereotypes differ from prejudice and discrimination in that stereotypes concern

beliefs or associations about a social group.

Research using minimal groups has demonstrated that

mere categorization is sufficient to produce ingroup favoritism.

What process does the Common In group Identity Model emphasize?

re-categorization

One conclusion that can be drawn from the Robbers Cave study is that

propaganda is not a particularly effective means of eliminating group conflict.

Which factor increases the probability of automatic activation of stereotypes?

subliminal exposure to prejudicial messages

Imagine a person high in implicit prejudice having to interact with a person of a different race in a laboratory setting over several meetings. Research by Page-Gould and others (2008) suggests that for this individual, cortical levels will

be highest at the first meeting and decrease over time.

All port and Postman’s (1947) study using a photograph of a subway car demonstrated how racial stereotypes

distort social perception and memory.

All of the following are mechanisms that perpetuate stereotypes except

the jigsaw classroom.

Arnold is not a cheerleader and doesn’t know any cheerleaders personally, but when he sees them at the football games, they are always smiling. Arnold is likely to

think that all cheerleaders are happy.

Kashima and others (2013) had Australian students transmit a story about a football player from one person to the next. Their results indicated that as the story went from person to person,

the stereotype-inconsistent information was eventually weeded out.

Which factor does not contribute to the outgroup homogeneity effect?

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

Which condition is not deemed ideal for contact to serve as a treatment for racism?

pleasant environmental conditions

Two neighboring high schools have been feuding since the annual football game ended in a tie. The principals of the schools decide that the tension may subside if the two schools participate in joint activities, such as assemblies that would allow the students to hear a local band. The strategy is likely to be ineffective, however, because the

students at the two schools are unlikely to have personal contact.

Samantha thinks that all social psychology professors are intelligent, attractive, and fabulously good dancers. This is an example of

a stereotype.