Attitude, Prejudice & Discrimination Quiz

What is social categorisation?

• The process of categorising people into groups based on shared characteristics

• The process of excluding members of an outgroup

• The process of forming stereotypes about members of an outgroup

• The process of discriminating against members of an outgroup

What is prejudice?

• Positive feelings held toward members of an outgroup

• Negative feelings held toward members of an outgroup

• Positive thoughts about members of an outgroup

• Negative thoughts about members of an outgroup

What is discrimination?

• Positive behaviors towards members of an outgroup

• Negative behaviors towards members of an outgroup

• Positive thoughts about members of an outgroup

• Negative thoughts about members of an outgroup

What is direct discrimination?

• Intentional unfair treatment based on a characteristic

• Unintentional unfair treatment based on a characteristic

• Positive treatment based on a characteristic

• Negative treatment based on a characteristic

What is indirect discrimination?

• Intentional unfair treatment based on a characteristic

• Unfair treatment based on a characteristic because of rules that apply to everyone

• Positive treatment based on a characteristic

• Negative treatment based on a characteristic

What does the realistic conflict theory propose?

• Hostility between groups arises from competition for limited resources

• Prejudice is caused by social categorisation

• Discrimination is a result of negative feelings towards an outgroup

• Stereotypes are formed based on shared characteristics

What was the aim of the Robbers Cave experiment?

• To examine how intergroup competition leads to prejudice and discrimination

• To investigate the effects of social categorisation on attitudes

• To evaluate the contact hypothesis in reducing prejudice

• To study the relationship between attitude, prejudice, and discrimination

What was the key finding of the Robbers Cave experiment during intergroup competition?

• Increased cooperation within each group and negative attitudes towards the outgroup

• Positive attitudes towards the outgroup and decreased cooperation within each group

• Positive attitudes towards the ingroup and negative attitudes towards the outgroup

• Increased cooperation within each group and positive attitudes towards the outgroup

What was the key finding of the Robbers Cave experiment during intergroup cooperation?

• Increased cooperation within each group and negative attitudes towards the outgroup

• Positive attitudes towards the outgroup and decreased cooperation within each group

• Positive attitudes towards the ingroup and negative attitudes towards the outgroup

• Increased cooperation within each group and positive attitudes towards the outgroup

What is the contact hypothesis?

• The contact hypothesis is a theory in social psychology that suggests that contact between members of the same social group can reduce prejudice and improve intergroup relations.

• The contact hypothesis is a theory in social psychology that suggests that contact between members of different social groups can increase prejudice and worsen intergroup relations.

• The contact hypothesis is a theory in social psychology that suggests that contact between members of different social groups has no effect on prejudice or intergroup relations.

• The contact hypothesis is a theory in social psychology that suggests that contact between members of different social groups can reduce prejudice and improve intergroup relations.