Prejudice, Discrimination, Stereotyping, Conflict, Aggression, and Altruism

A generalized belief about an individual or group of people?

• Prejudice

• Discrimination

• Stereotype

• Attribution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

Any negative action taken toward and individual or group of people based on negative beliefs or attitudes toward them.

• Prejudice

• Attribution

• Stereotype

• Discrimination

An attitude against an individual or group of people based on some preconceived belief about them?

• Stereotype

• Prejudice

• Attribution

• Discrimination

In Muzafer Sherif's "Robber's Cave" study, it found that...

• interactions between participants were hostile from the beginning

• violent activities facilitated violent acts against the groups of boys

• the boys began to identify early with their group and to feel animosity toward other groups

• the boys had trouble developing group identities on their own until the experimenters labelled them as such

The "just world" phenomenon believes that world is a fair place, but inequalities and mistreatment are based on the?

• The victim did something to deserve it

• Fate selected the victims

• The victim is a product of circumstances and his/her situation

• The social structure causes inequalities and mistreatment

The State Trooper's belief that all Michigan drivers are fast and erratic is an example of ___________________________. When he only targets and pulls over Michigan drivers and ignores drivers from all other states is an example of ____________________?

• a stereotype; sexism

• discrimination; prejudice

• a stereotype; discrimination

• racism; prejudice

The just world phenomenon may lead us to believe that an unemployed person is?

• a victim of discrimination

• in need of sympathy

• in need of a government help

• lazy

What is the difference between members of an in-group and an out-group?

• Members of the in-group rely on members of the out-group for leadership.
• Members of the in-group set the agenda that members of the out-group must follow.
• Members of the in-group identify with each other, but not with members of the out-group.
• Members of the in-group are constantly seeking to join the members of the out-group.

When one person hurts or tries to destroy another person deliberately, either with words or physical behavior, psychologists call it ___________.

• Aggression

• Prosocial Behavior

• Altruism

• Bystander Effect

Participants in a study were asked to fill out a survey, and then smoke began filling a room. The participants hesitated to alert the others and take action against the threat at hand is an example of the?

• Just-World Phenomenon

• Bystander Effect

• Scapegoat Theory

• Us vs. Them Phenomenon