PSY362 Test Three Pt. 2

The minimal group paradigm creates participant groups based on which of these in experimental studies?

• Participants are separated by gender, with males in one group and females in another group.

• Participants are separated by race, with white participants in one group and Black participants in another.

• Groups are created using meaningless and arbitrary criteria so that there is no real difference between the groups.

• Groups are created by allowing participants to choose with whom they would rather work.

Which is an appropriate response for basking in reflected glory

• overestimate our own contributions to a group effort.

• mistakenly believe that we are responsible for someone else's accomplishments.

• take pride in the accomplishments of those with whom we are associated.

• underestimate our own contributions to a group effort.

The __________ perspective says that stereotypes are useful for processing categorical information efficiently.

• cognitive

• emotional

• motivational

• economic

Ellie, a worker at The Gap, believes that all male customers think alike, act alike, and look alike. Ellie is demonstrating the __________ effect.

• paired distinctiveness

• outgroup homogeneity

• group generalization

• subtyping

Which theory discusses prejudice as a hierarchy that more powerful groups use to ensure their advantage within society?

• social dominance theory

• stereotype content model

• social interaction model

• individual stereotype theory

When someone assigns nonhuman or less-than-human qualities to outgroups and denies their human qualities, they are engaging in

• anthropomorphism.

• dehumanization.

• polyhumanization.

• belief in mobility.

Which of the following is the strongest example of how changing the language used can broaden the perspective on who comes to mind for a given role?

• professor to instructor

• sophomore to second-year student

• policeman to police officer

• baker to cook

Members of a majority group tend to

• be unaware of any differences between groups.

• overestimate the differences between groups.

• underestimate the differences between groups.

• work hard to understand all the differences between groups.

What is a discriminatory act of omission?

• an attitude toward a group based on qualities that group does possess

• an attitude toward a group based on qualities that group does not possess

• an action that impacts certain groups specifically based on the stereotypes held about them

• the lack of an action that impacts certain groups based on the stereotypes held about them

The idea that members of marginalized groups consider whether others hold a popular stereotype about them, and that that can influence the marginalized group member’s thoughts and behavior, is known as

• prejudicial influence.

• institutional discrimination.

• passive prejudice.

• stereotype threat.