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WorksheetsStereotypes & Cognitive Dissonance
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
A stereotype is best described as:
shared views about an individual
an oversimplified image of a person who belongs to a particular group
learned ideas we hold about ourselves
behaviour towards a particular group
Identify one effect stereotyping has on people
it helps us from looking at each individual as different
it fits a small number of people into only one pattern
it helps in recognising people's behaviour according to the community they belong
it affects people as they prevent us from doing things that we may otherwise be good at
Which of these are stereotypes?
Australians live by the beach and all men surf
Ethiopians run long distances quickly
Teenagers are argumentative
Blondes are ditzy
An ingroup is best described as a group:
to which people of similar age or with common attitudes wish to belong
to which someone belongs
with members who have common attitudes
with members who like to clash with outgroups
A psychological tension that occurs when thougths, feelings and/or behavours don't align is known as
cognitive bias
cognitive dissonance
attitudes
attributions
I like Harry Styles so everyone around me must like him too, is an example of what type of cognitive bias
confirmation bias
false-consensus bias
anchoring bias
optimism bias
You arrive on time to meet a friend at the movies, but your friend is 15 minutes late. You think they are late as they are poorly organised. This is an example of
self-serving bias
actor-observer bias
functional fixedness bias
optimism bias
Jenny doesn't like cheating but is caught cheating on her Maths test. Is this an example of cognitive dissonance?
Yes
No
Who doesn't cheat on a maths test?
It's her first time, let it slide...
Sally missed out on a job. She tells people it's ok as the job wasn't for her. She has reduced her dissonance by:
Changing her thoughts
Changing her behaviour
Adding a new cognition
Talking her dog for a walk
In order to reduce cognitive dissonance, one must adjust their attitude or behaviour to remove the conflict..
True
False
