Social Psychology - Lecture 3

What is a stereotype?

• A cluster of characteristics attributed to an individual because of their membership to a specific social group

• Worrying that one's behavior might confirm a stereotype associated with their social group

• Negative attitudes towards people who belong to a specific social group

• A tendency to view members of one's outgroup as more similar than they actually are

What is the outgroup homogeneity effect?

• A tendency to view members of an outgroup as more similar than they actually are

• Worrying that one's behavior might confirm a stereotype associated with their social group

• Negative attitudes towards people who belong to a specific social group

• A cluster of characteristics attributed to members of a specific social group

Sara is about to take her final exam for calculus. She remembers a Tik Tok she saw recently about women being bad at math. Now she begins to worry she will get a bad grade and uphold the stereotype that women are bad at math. This is an example of (a)   .

What is prejudice?

• A tendency to view members of one's outgroup as more similar than they actually are

• Negative behaviors towards people who belong to a specific social group

• Worrying that one's behavior might confirm a stereotype associated with their social group

• Negative attitudes towards people who belong to a specific social group

What is discrimination?

• A tendency to view members of one's outgroup as more similar than they actually are

• Negative attitudes towards people who belong to a specific social group

• Negative behaviors towards people who belong to a specific social group

• Worrying that one's behavior might confirm a stereotype associated with their social group

What is the scapegoat concept?

• Blaming a less powerful group for one's own problems

• Adverse actions towards others based on common characteristics

• A tendency to view members of one's outgroup as more similar than they actually are

• Negative attitudes towards people who belong to a specific social group

To identify situational factors that give rise to prejudice, Muzafer Sherif conducted the Robber's Cave study. This study is a classic study of intergroup conflict and social roles, based on the ________.

• Scapegoat concept

• Realistic conflict theory

• Outgroup homogeneity effect

• None of these

Which of the following factors increase liking?

• Proximity

• Physical attractiveness

• Similarity

• All of these

Aggression is any verbal or physical behavior intended to cause harm. What are the two different forms of aggression? How are the two forms different?

Answer explanation

The two forms of aggression are instrumental and hostile. Instrumental aggression is violent behavior that is usually carefully planned but with no intention to harm. Hostile aggression is violent behavior for the sole purpose of inflicting harm. They are different because with hostile aggression you have an intention to harm.

(a)   is helping another person with no expectation of a personal benefit or gain.