Chapter 9 Activity

A ______ is a belief, often negative, about the typical characteristics of a group of people.

• stereotype

• bias

• norm

• prejudice

______ is the motivation to have one's group dominate other social groups.

• prejudice

• ethnocentrism

• social dominance orientation

• authoritarian personality

A stereotype is a(n)

• caricature

• malicious deception

• generalization

• norm

What is ingroup bias?

• when people favor their own group

• being slanted against the new members of one's group

• when people disfavor their own group

• being biased against a clique in one's own group

Social inequalities contribute to

• deindidviduation

• cognitive distancing

• cults

• prejudice

Discrimination can be defined as negative ______ toward a member of a group.

• thoughts

• behaviors

• attitudes

• feeings

Stereotypes are to _______________ as prejudices are to _______________.

• beliefs; attitudes

• behavior; beliefs

• cognition; behavior

• beliefs; behavior

The problem with stereotypes arises when they are

• discriminatory

• malicious

• overgeneralized and inaccurate

• overly specific

Our self-concept, or sense of who we are, contains both a personal identity and a _____ identity.

• social

• shadow

• private

• public