Mods 75 & 76 S2 2023

Having an opinion or a bias about a group of people that is not something you logically believe is true, but that you feel in your gut. You may or may not be aware of this bias.

• intersectionality

• implicit bias

• explicit bias

• false consensus

The more we are exposed to something, the more we tend to like it

• implicit bias

• explicit bias

• cognitive dissonance

• mere exposure effect

Holding an opinion about a group of people that you believe to be true. You know you hold this opinion and you believe you are right

• explicit bias

• implicit bias

• intersectionality

• cognitive dissonance

Alex (who is politically conservative) always watches Fox News (a conservative television station). He doesn't believe anything MSNBC (a liberal station) says!

• explicit bias

• implicit bias

• false consensus

• confirmation bias

______________ are shortcuts and incomplete simplified strategies that we use.

• Algorithms

• Heuristics

• Confirmation Bias

• Prospect Theory

Milgram's studies on obedience to authority the procedures showed that

• the majority of the people were able to resist the experimenter's pressure to shock the 'learner.'
• obedience was strongly linked to the subject's background.
• subjects did not care about what was happening to the 'learner.'
• most 'teachers' delivered the maximum amount of shock to the 'learner.'

Jonathan, who attends Cloverdale High School, believes that all students at his school are friendlier than those who attend nearby Smith Valley High School. His belief best illustrates

• scapegoat theory

• the just-world phenomenon

• groupthink

• ingroup bias

When a group of racially prejudiced high school students discussed racial issues, their attitudes became even more prejudiced. This best illustrates

• group polarization

• just-world phenomenon

• social facilitation

• groupthink

A negative behavior describes ________; a negative attitude describes ________.

• prejudice; discrimination

• hindsight bias; ingroup bias

• discrimination; prejudice

• outgroup homogeneity; ingroup bias

Michelle, who is a very fast keyboard typist, types faster when others are watching her work. This best illustrates

• automatic mimicry

• the foot-in-the-door phenomenon

• social facilitation

• cognitive dissonance