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Mastering Social Psychology 1St Edition Baron Test Bank Full Chapter PDF
Mastering Social Psychology 1St Edition Baron Test Bank Full Chapter PDF
Chapter 6
Prejudice: Its Causes, Effects, and Cures
1. Beliefs about the shared traits of social groups that serve as a cognitive framework for
processing social information are known as
a. minimal groups
b. discriminations
c. prejudices
d. stereotypes
Answer: d
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-1
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 160
Skill: Factual
2. The negative affect (feelings) that people have about particular social groups is known
as
a. incidental feelings
b. stereotype
c. prejudice
d. minimal groups
Answer: c
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-2
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 169
Skill: Factual
3. Differential actions taken toward members of specific social groups are known as
a. incidental feelings
b. discrimination
c. minimal groups
d. prejudices
Answer: b
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-3
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 169
Skill: Factual
Answer: b
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-4
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 164
Skill: Factual
5. Gender stereotypes
a. include positive and negative traits of men and women
b. include only negative traits of women and men
c. include only positive traits of women and men
d. include both positive and negative traits of men only
Answer: a
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-5
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 164
Skill: Factual
Answer: b
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-6
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 164
Skill: Factual
7. Women are often stereotyped as relatively warm but less competent than men. This
stereotype is typical of groups who are
a. relatively high in status and not perceived as a threat to the high-status group
b. relatively low in status and not perceived as a threat to the high-status group
c. relatively high in status and perceived as a threat to the high-status group
d. relatively low in status and perceived as a threat to the high-status group
Answer: b
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-7
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 164
Skill: Conceptual
Answer: c
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-8
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 164
Skill: Conceptual
Answer: d
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-9
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 164
Skill: Conceptual
Answer: c
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-10
Difficulty: 3
Page Reference: 164
Skill: Conceptual
11. Barriers based on attitudes or organizational biases that may prevent qualified women
from reaching high-level positions in the workplace is known as
a. tokenism
b. benevolent sexism
c. the glass ceiling
d. gender stereotypes
Answer: c
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-11
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 164
Skill: Factual
12. Jessica has worked her way up in her organization and is now a mid-level manager.
She has treated her subordinates the same way her male counterparts treat theirs.
Recently, Jessica has been passed over for several promotions. The jobs went to male co-
workers who were possibly not quite as well qualified as Jessica. This situation probably
represents
a. gender stereotypes
b. shifting standards
c. benevolent racism
d. the glass ceiling effect
Answer: d
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-12
Difficulty: 3
Page Reference: 164
Skill: Applied
13. Jessica has worked her way up in her organization and is now a mid-level manager.
She has treated her subordinates the same way her male counterparts treat theirs. Her
subordinates typically say the same things to her as they do to male managers, but their
nonverbal behaviour is somewhat different. In addition, Jessica's performance evaluations
are somewhat lower than her male counterparts. This situation is typical of
a. out-group homogeneity
b. the glass ceiling effect
c. tokenism
d. cross-gender behaviour
Answer: b
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-13
Difficulty: 3
Page Reference: 164
Skill: Applied
Answer: b
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-14
Difficulty: 3
Page Reference: 165
Skill: Applied
15. Seventeen female employees at a local university have filed a class-action suit against
their employer alleging gender discrimination in wages and promotions. Although a
plausible excuse was offered in each individual case, the fact that the same pattern of
outcomes can be seen in several different departments suggests that
____________________ is present in the university.
a. tokenism
b. comparable treatment based on gender
c. differential treatment based on gender
d. gender stereotypes
Answer: c
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-15
Difficulty: 3
Page Reference: 165
Skill: Applied
16. Glick and colleagues (2000) showed that benevolent sexism toward women was
found more among _________ and hostile sexism toward women was found more among
________________.
a. women; men
b. men; women
c. younger respondents; older respondents
d. men; men
Answer: a
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-16
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 166
Skill: Factual
17. Tokenism
a. has no appreciable effects, positive or negative
b. is found only in female-dominated professions
Answer: d
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-17
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 166
Skill: Factual
18. ____________ refers to the practice of hiring a few individuals based on group
membership.
a. Shifting standards
b. Reverse discrimination
c. Tokenism
d. Hostile sexism
Answer: c
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-18
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 165-166
Skill: Factual
19. Juan, the head of human resources at a large company, has been instructed to make
sure that about 2% of all newly hired managers are women to reduce the risk of a
discrimination lawsuit. This practice represents
a. reverse discrimination
b. shifting standards
c. hostile sexism
d. tokenism
Answer: d
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-19
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 166
Skill: Applied
20. The performance of relatively trivial positive actions for members of a minority group
can be used as an excuse for later discriminatory treatment. This is known as
a. tokenism
b. hostile sexism
c. benevolent sexism
d. reverse discrimination
Answer: a
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-20
Difficulty: 1
21. Stereotypes that suggest that women are superior to men in many ways and that
women are necessary for men's happiness are a major part of
a. shifting standards
b. hostile sexism
c. tokenism
d. benevolent sexism
Answer: d
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-21
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 166-167
Skill: Factual
Answer: d
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-22
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 166
Skill: Conceptual
Answer: a
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-23
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 166
Skill: Factual
24. Thomas owns a small chain of retail stores. He makes a point of hiring many female
cashiers and clerks because he believes that women are friendlier to customers and help
to ensure greater honesty among employees. Thomas almost never hires women as
managers, however, believing that men's greater self-confidence and toughness are
desirable qualities of managers. This situation most clearly demonstrates the results of
a. benevolent sexism
b. hostile sexism
c. shifting standards
d. tokenism
Answer: a
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-24
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 166
Skill: Applied
Answer: b
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-25
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 166
Skill: Conceptual
26. The belief that women are a threat to men's position and power is a part of
a. benevolent sexism
b. between-group comparisons
c. hostile sexism
d. shifting standards
Answer: c
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-26
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 166
Skill: Factual
27. Both men and women hold stereotypic images of women. Men are more likely to
agree with statements reflecting _______________, while women are more likely to
agree with statements reflecting ______________.
a. benevolent sexism; hostile sexism
b. hostile sexism; androgyny
c. hostile sexism; benevolent sexism
d. benevolent sexism; androgyny
Answer: c
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-27
Difficulty: 2
28. Some researchers (Glick et al., 2000) have suggested that benevolent sexism may
help to keep women in a subordinate role by
a. suggesting that male attributes uniquely suit them for superordinate roles
b. suggesting that their attributes uniquely suit them for subordinate roles
c. allowing males to perform trivial positive actions for females without performing more
meaningful positive actions for them
d. allowing females to use their natural attributes to offset the effects of long-term sexism
Answer: b
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-28
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 166-167
Skill: Conceptual
29. Use of subjective measurement scales when making comparisons between members
of different groups can result in
a. within-group comparisons
b. social creativity
c. shifting standards
d. benevolent sexism
Answer: c
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-29
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 168
Skill: Conceptual
30. Changing the comparison group when judging members of different groups is known
as
a. benevolent sexism
b. social creativity
c. between-group comparison
d. shifting standards
Answer: d
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-30
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 168
Skill: Factual
31. When rating scales are used in the absence of objective measures, shifting standards
may
Answer: b
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-31
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 168
Skill: Conceptual
32. Cognitive frameworks for organizing, interpreting, and recalling information are
known as
a. in-group differentiation
b. stereotypes
c. subtypes
d. schemas
Answer: d
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-32
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 160
Skill: Factual
33. Stereotypes serve to shape our perceptions in such a way that new information about
members of stereotyped groups is interpreted as confirmation of our stereotypes. This
aspect of stereotypes is known as
a. self-fulfilling prophecies
b. within-group comparisons
c. subtyping
d. inferential prisons
Answer: d
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-33
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 161
Skill: Factual
34. Mike believes that men are generally better at math and engineering than are women.
He also tends to think of women as being emotional and a bit “soft.” Mike recently met
Karen, an attractive woman who is also a civil engineer. In most other respects, Karen fits
Mike's ideas about women. Rather than revise his stereotype of women, Mike probably
assumed that Karen represents a(n)
a. subtype
b. schema
c. recategorization
d. abberation
Answer: a
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-34
Difficulty: 3
Page Reference: 161
Skill: Applied
35. We sometimes perceive a stronger relationship between two variables than is actually
present. This phenomenon is known as a(n)
a. illusory correlation
b. hindsight bias
c. priming
d. self-confirming hypothesis
Answer: a
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-35
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 161-162
Skill: Factual
36. White Canadians tend to overestimate the crime rate among black Canadian men.
This is probably due to a(n)
a. illusory correlation
b. hindsight bias
c. ultimate attribution error
d. priming
Answer: a
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-36
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 161-162
Skill: Conceptual
37. Our tendency to perceive members of an out-group as more similar to each other than
are members of our in-group is known as
a. recategorization
b. out-group homogeneity
c. in-group heterogeneity
d. out-group heterogeneity
Answer: b
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-37
Difficulty: 1
38. Our tendency to perceive in-group members as more similar to each other than out-
group members is known as
a. in-group heterogeneity
b. out-group heterogeneity
c. in-group homogeneity
d. recategorization
Answer: c
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-38
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 162-163
Skill: Factual
39. Our tendency to perceive members of our own group as being more different from
one other than are members of other groups is known as
a. out-group differentiation
b. in-group differentiation
c. out-group homogeneity
d. recategorization
Answer: b
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-39
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 162
Skill: Factual
40. Increasing the level of out-group homogeneity effects may also increase the level of
a. out-group differentiation
b. in-group differentiation
c. recategorization
d. out-group homogeneity
Answer: b
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-40
Difficulty: 3
Page Reference: 163
Skill: Conceptual
41. Paul is a 23-year-old college student. His family has been investigating long-term
care facilities for his aging grandfather. On a visit to one long-term care facility with his
parents, Paul commented that all the residents are just like his grandfather. Paul's
perception best represents
a. in-group heterogeneity
b. in-group homogeneity
c. recategorization
d. out-group homogeneity
Answer: d
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-41
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 162
Skill: Applied
Answer: a
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-42
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 163
Skill: Conceptual
Answer: d
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-43
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 169
Skill: Conceptual
44. Providing members of a group with less favourable treatment because of their group
membership is known as
a. prejudice
b. stereotyping
c. bias
d. discrimination
Answer: d
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-44
Difficulty: 1
45. ___________________ are goals that can be achieved only by cooperation between
groups.
a. Superordinate goals
b. In-group goals
c. Social catagorizations
d. Out-group goals
Answer: a
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-45
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 175
Skill: Factual
46. Some experts have suggested that different types of prejudice may arise because of
different emotional responses to the target group. From this perspective, prejudice arising
from guilt may result in behaviours that
a. try to avoid contact with the out-group
b. try to protect the in-group's status position
c. try to avoid feelings of guilt and sympathy for the out-group
d. try to harm the out-group directly
Answer: a
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-46
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 170
Skill: Conceptual
47. Some experts have suggested that different types of prejudice may arise because of
different emotional responses to the target group. From this perspective, prejudice arising
from anger may result in behaviours that
a. try to harm the out-group directly
b. try to camouflage the prejudice as much as possible
c. try to avoid contact with the out-group
d. try to avoid feelings of guilt and sympathy for the out-group
Answer: a
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-47
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 170
Skill: Conceptual
48. Some experts have suggested that different types of prejudice may arise because of
different emotional responses to the target group. From this perspective, prejudice arising
from disgust may result in behaviours that
a. try to avoid contact with the out-group
b. try to harm the out-group directly
c. try to avoid feelings of guilt and sympathy for the out-group
d. try to camouflage the prejudice as much as possible
Answer: a
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-48
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 170
Skill: Conceptual
49. In Hornsey and Hogg (2000), when the distinctiveness of subgroups was threatened,
greater bias toward a _____________ out-group than a _________________ out-group
was expressed.
a. dissimilar; dissimilar
b. dissimilar; similar
c. similar; similar
d. similar; dissimilar
Answer: d
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-49
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 177
Skill: Factual
50. Groups of individuals that are created on the basis of some minimal criteria are
known as
a. focus groups
b. prejudicial groups
c. irrelevant groups
d. minimal groups
Answer: d
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-50
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 170
Skill: Factual
c. irrelevant to the group being judged, even though they can have an effect on the
judgments being made
d. a potentially effective means of changing prejudice on a large scale
Answer: c
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-51
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 171
Skill: Factual
52. Advantaged groups show the most prejudice toward out-groups when
a. the advantaged group's leadership is threatened
b. the advantaged group's image or interests are threatened
c. the disadvantaged group acts to minimize the impact of prejudice
d. the disadvantaged group's image or interests are threatened
Answer: b
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-52
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 173
Skill: Conceptual
53. The idea that prejudice is caused by direct competition between social groups for
scarce resources is known as
a. ultimate attribution error
b. social identity theory
c. superordinate goals theory
d. realistic conflict theory
Answer: d
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-53
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 174
Skill: Factual
54. In Sherif's (1961) Robber's Cave experiment, researchers were able to reduce the
tension between the two groups of boys by
a. giving the groups a goal that could only be achieved through cooperation
b. ignoring the taunts and attacks made against each group
c. allowing friendships to form between members of different groups
d. encouraging competition between the groups for desirable prizes
Answer: a
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-54
Difficulty: 1
55. Goals that can only be reached by cooperation between groups are known as
a. intrapersonal goals
b. superordinate goals
c. interpersonal goals
d. subordinate goals
Answer: b
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-55
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 175
Skill: Factual
56. The tendency to divide the social world into separate groups, including our in-group
and a number of different out-groups, is known as
a. contact hypothesis
b. social categorization
c. in-group differentiation
d. out-group differentiation
Answer: b
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-56
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 175-176
Skill: Factual
Answer: b
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-57
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 175
Skill: Factual
58. A group other than the one to which an individual belongs is known as
a. an in-group
b. a social group
c. a social identity group
d. an out-group
Answer: d
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-58
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 175
Skill: Factual
59. When Lawrence saw Jeremy, a member of his fraternity, offering to help an elderly
person carry groceries home from the store, he believed it was because Jeremy is a
friendly, helpful person. When Lawrence saw Frank, a member of a competing fraternity,
offering to help an elderly person carry groceries home from the store, he believed it was
because Frank was being paid to do so. This difference in attributions made about Frank
and Jeremy is one instance of
a. the ultimate attribution error
b. implicit associations
c. shifting standards
d. the contact hypothesis
Answer: a
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-59
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 177
Skill: Applied
60. The ultimate attribution error probably stems from ________________ operating at
the group level.
a. implicit associations
b. the self-serving bias
c. in-group differentiation
d. illusory correlations
Answer: b
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-60
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 177
Skill: Factual
61. The idea that part of our self-esteem stems from identifying with the social groups to
which we belong is part of
a. social learning theory
b. implicit associations theory
c. realistic conflict theory
d. social identity theory
Answer: d
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-61
Difficulty: 1
62. We tend to identify with groups to which we belong, and this identification raises our
self-esteem. As a result, we frequently see other groups as being __________________ to
our own group.
a. unimportant
b. inferior
c. superior
d. equivalent
Answer: b
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-62
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 177
Skill: Conceptual
63. Recent research (Hornsey & Hogg, 2000) has shown that pointing out similarities
between subgroups will increase their hostility to each other if
a. there is a perceived decrease in similar outcomes for the groups
b. there is a perceived increase in similar outcomes for the groups
c. there is a perceived threat to individual group members
d. there is a perceived threat to the distinctiveness of the groups
Answer: d
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-63
Difficulty: 3
Page Reference: 177
Skill: Conceptual
Answer: a
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-64
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 169
Skill: Factual
65. Beliefs that minorities are seeking and receiving more benefits than they deserve and
a denial that discrimination influences outcomes for minority members is known as
a. shifting standards
b. modern racism
c. illusory correlations
d. implicit associations
Answer: b
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-65
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 179-180
Skill: Factual
66. Attributing bigoted opinions to sources other than prejudice and expressing biased
attitudes in some “safe” areas but not publicly is a part of
a. modern racism
b. shifting standards
c. reverse discrimination
d. recategorization
Answer: a
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-66
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 179-180
Skill: Factual
67. Researchers sometimes convince subjects that a machine can directly measure their
attitudes. Once a research subject is connected to the machine, the subject is then more
likely to respond truthfully to questions about his or her attitudes. This procedure is
known as
a. a priming mechanism
b. differential discrimination
c. the bogus pipeline
d. the bona fide pipeline
Answer: c
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-67
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 180
Skill: Factual
68. Exposure to some stimuli or events will make information held in memory more
available to us. This is known as
a. the superordinate memory effect
b. priming
c. a bona fide pipeline
d. a bogus pipeline
Answer: b
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-68
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 181
Skill: Factual
69. Very brief exposures to faces of people from different ethnic backgrounds frequently
causes people to respond faster to words with negative meanings than to words with
positive meanings. This type of research is known as
a. the bona fide pipeline
b. a bogus pipeline
c. the superordinate memory effect
d. category activation
Answer: a
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-69
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 181
Skill: Factual
70. In Western societies, overt racism has _________________ in public life; automatic
prejudice has ____________.
a. decreased; decreased
b. increased; increased
c. continued; decreased
d. decreased; continued
Answer: d
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-70
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 179-180
Skill: Conceptual
71. Recent research (Simon & Greenberg, 1996) has shown that a majority member's
reactions to a minority member are influenced by
a. exposure to the prejudice of others and awareness of the majority member's level of
prejudice
b. the minority member's level of prejudice and exposure to the prejudice of others
c. exposure to the minority member and exposure to the prejudice of others
d. the majority member's level of prejudice and exposure to the prejudice of others
Answer: d
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-71
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 178-179
Skill: Applied
72. The perspective that prejudice is acquired through direct and indirect experiences is
known as
a. the social norms perspective
b. the common in-group identity model
c. the recategorization view
d. the social learning view
Answer: d
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-72
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 184-185
Skill: Factual
Answer: b
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-73
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 185
Skill: Factual
Answer: c
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-74
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 186
Skill: Factual
Answer: a
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-75
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 186
Skill: Conceptual
76. __________________ are rules within a particular social group concerning what
actions and attitudes are appropriate.
a. Recategorizations
b. Socialization methods
c. Social norms
d. Collective prejudice
Answer: c
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-76
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 189
Skill: Factual
Answer: a
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-77
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 187-188
Skill: Factual
78. ________________________ are the rules within a social group that concern what
actions and attitudes are appropriate.
a. Implicit associations
b. Social norms
c. Incidental feelings
d. Social identity
Answer: b
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-78
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 189
Skill: Factual
79. When prejudiced people are convinced that other members of their group do not share
their prejudice they tend to become less prejudiced. This is due to
a. social norms
b. recategorization
c. collective guilt
d. social influence
Answer: d
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-79
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 189
Skill: Conceptual
80. Craig believes that women are bad at math tasks. He tends to notice when a woman
fails at a math-oriented task, but rarely notices success. He is also good at bringing the
failures to mind. Craig is using a prejudicial
a. social norm
b. discrimination category
c. schema
d. bogus pipeline
Answer: c
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-80
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 160
Skill: Applied
81. Mike harbours many prejudicial feelings toward homosexuals; in fact, whenever he
encounters a homosexual he immediately starts saying many negative comments. This
example illustrates that prejudice is often ___________________ in nature.
a. implicit
b. subliminal
c. direct
d. indirect
Answer: a
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-81
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 171
Skill: Applied
82. Fred, Ted, Larry, and Barry are all research participants who were exposed to the
bona fide pipeline procedure. After seeing a picture of a Hispanic face, they are all shown
the word “bad.” The number of seconds it takes for Fred, Ted, Barry, and Larry to
respond to the word “bad” is 5.2, 3.8, 2.1, and 4.4, respectively. On the basis of this
information, which of these individuals most likely holds the greatest amount of negative
attitudes toward Hispanics?
a. Ted
b. Fred
c. Larry
d. Barry
Answer: d
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-82
Difficulty: 3
Page Reference: 181
Skill: Applied
83. Jacob is a summer camp counsellor director who has decided to group his campers
into one of three groups; each of these groups will be situated in separate areas of the
campground. What is the most likely outcome of this situational context?
a. The campers will be inclined to develop friendships with their own group only if the
camp counsellor director encourages them to do so.
b. The campers will become bored with their own group and, consequently, will seek out
friends in the other two groups.
c. The campers will develop a strong attachment to their own group and may grow to
hold very negative views of the other groups.
d. The campers will be equally likely to have friends in all three groups.
Answer: c
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-83
Difficulty: 3
Page Reference: 174-175
Skill: Applied
84. Candy is washing the dishes and asks her brother to help by drying them. Her brother
says that dishes are women's work, which makes their father smile. Her brother sees the
smile and walks away. This scenario is an example of a prejudice as a result of
a. social discrimination
b. social learning
c. incidental feelings
d. social assimilation
Answer: b
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-84
Difficulty: 2
85. Which of the following statements does NOT illustrate the ultimate attribution error?
a. “Never trust anyone over 30!”
b. “I'm telling you that anyone who is not Canadian cannot be trusted.”
c. “Sure, men and women have obvious biological differences—but deep down I think
men and women are basically the same.”
d. “Of course he did well on that exam—he was raised Catholic just like me and all of the
Catholics I know are very smart.”
Answer: c
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-85
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 177
Skill: Applied
86. Mohammed, an Arab Canadian, would be most likely to show prejudice against out-
groups if
a. he perceives much dissimilarity between his own group versus other groups
b. he feels that the distinctiveness of his own group is threatened
c. he is fully accepted by members of his own group
d. he experiences much discrimination against himself and other Arab Canadians
Answer: b
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-86
Difficulty: 3
Page Reference: 177
Skill: Applied
87. Jason has just seen five faces from different individuals of varying ethnicities—First
Nations, Western European, African Canadian, South American, and Asian—via the use
of priming stimuli. After being presented with a certain “target” word his response time
after each of these four faces (in the order presented above) was 1.7, 0.98, 2.1, 0.76, and
1.3 seconds, respectively. Which of the following faces is Jason most likely associating
with the “target” word?
a. Asian
b. South American
c. Western European
d. First Nations
Answer: c
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-87
Difficulty: 3
Page Reference: 177
Skill: Applied
88. If 10% of Group A (which has 200 members) are found to be criminals, and 10% of
Group B (which has 10 000 members) are found to be criminals, evidence suggests that
you will form
a. less favourable impressions of Group A
b. less favourable impressions of Group B
c. more favourable impressions of Group B
d. equally unfavourable impressions of both groups
Answer: a
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-88
Difficulty: 3
Page Reference: 161-162
Skill: Applied
89. Considering the dynamics of an illusory correlation, which of the following events
will be most memorable to most individuals?
a. An occasion where a very “strange” event occurs during a full moon
b. An occasion where a very “strange” event occurs when there isn't a full moon
c. An occasion where there is neither a full moon nor an unusual event
d. An occasion where there is a full moon but nothing unusual occurs
Answer: a
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-89
Difficulty: 3
Page Reference: 161-162
Skill: Applied
90. The phrase “You can't trust anyone over 30” is an example of
a. the illusion of in-group homogeneity
b. the illusion of out-group homogeneity
c. the illusion of out-group differentiation
d. illusory correlations
Answer: b
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-90
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 163
Skill: Applied
91. If you are friends with Sally, who is prejudiced against Asians, and you want to
eliminate her prejudice, then you should
a. try to come into regular contact with Asian individuals
b. avoid discussing Sally's biases with her and try to keep her away from Asians
c. cultivate contacts with Asian individuals and expose Sally to your new friends
d. force Sally to develop a friendship with an Asian person
Answer: c
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-91
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 185
Skill: Applied
92. Suppose John has completed a study where he has been explicitly told to not associate
a certain racial stereotype with a picture of a member of the race in question. Given this
scenario, John will likely
a. feel guilty over the fact that he even made such racial stereotypes and associations in
the past
b. be extremely confused by this study and, consequently, offer neutral responses
c. be much less inclined to associate the racial stereotype with the picture of the member
of the race in question
d. continue to associate the racial stereotype with the picture of the member of the race in
question
Answer: c
Question ID: msp1b 6.1-92
Difficulty: 3
Page Reference: 187-188
Skill: Applied
True/False Questions
1. Stereotypes are false beliefs about the traits that members of different social groups
share.
a. True
b. False
Answer: b
Question ID: msp1b 6.2-1
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 160-161
Skill: Factual
Answer: a
Question ID: msp1b 6.2-2
Difficulty: 1
3. Schemas are cognitive frameworks that have been developed from social learning.
a. True
b. False
Answer: b
Question ID: msp1b 6.2-3
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 160
Skill: Factual
4. Subtypes are composed of group members that do not seem to fit the group's
stereotype.
a. True
b. False
Answer: a
Question ID: msp1b 6.2-4
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 161
Skill: Factual
5. Prejudice based on fear and envy may cause an individual to harm members of the
target out-group.
a. True
b. False
Answer: b
Question ID: msp1b 6.2-5
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 169-170
Skill: Conceptual
6. Palestinians and Israelis are in conflict over territory, which this gives rise to prejudice
within both groups according to realistic conflict theory.
a. True
b. False
Answer: a
Question ID: msp1b 6.2-6
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 174-175
Skill: Conceptual
Answer: b
Question ID: msp1b 6.2-7
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 177
Skill: Conceptual
Answer: a
Question ID: msp1b 6.2-8
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 181
Skill: Factual
Answer: b
Question ID: msp1b 6.2-9
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 184-189
Skill: Factual
10. The common in-group identity model suggests that including out-group members as
part of a larger in-group will reduce prejudice.
a. True
b. False
Answer: a
Question ID: msp1b 6.2-10
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 186
Skill: Conceptual
11. Social norms are composed of the “average” or typical member of a particular group.
a. True
b. False
Answer: b
Question ID: msp1b 6.2-11
Difficulty: 1
Page Reference: 189
Skill: Factual
12. Mike finds that the more contact he has with individual members of a group he hates,
the less he hates them. This is best explained by the contact hypothesis.
a. True
b. False
Answer: a
Question ID: msp1b 6.2-12
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 179
Skill: Applied
13. The contact hypothesis is the view that prejudice is acquired through direct and
vicarious experiences.
a. True
b. False
Answer: b
Question ID: msp1b 6.2-13
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 185
Skill: Factual
14. The bona fide pipeline involves the use of deception to encourage people to reveal
their true attitudes about an out-group.
a. True
b. False
Answer: b
Question ID: msp1b 6.2-14
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 181
Skill: Conceptual
15. Prejudice and bias can be decreased if people can be induced to believe that their
prejudiced views are out of line with those of most other people.
a. True
b. False
Answer: a
Question ID: msp1b 6.2-15
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 189
Skill: Conceptual
Answer: These are the three components of attitudes toward a particular group.
Stereotypes represent the cognitive component and are composed of our beliefs about a
particular social group. Prejudice is the affective component that encompasses our
feelings about a group. Discrimination is the behavioural component of attitudes and
includes the different actions directed toward members of different groups.
2. Explain when and why low-status group members agree with some aspects of their
group's stereotype.
Answer: Low-status group members are likely to agree with what they consider to be
positive aspects of a stereotype. For example, women are likely to agree with the idea
that women are more ethical and have better taste than men. Different aspects of the low-
status group's stereotype are likely to be endorsed if these alternative aspects help to
differentiate the low-status group from the higher-status group when inequality between
the groups is not likely to change. This may particularly be the case when the alternative
aspects are not perceived as threatening to the higher-status group.
Answer: Shifting standards occurs when we use one group as the standard by which to
make comparisons and shift to another comparison standard when judging members of a
different group.
Examples will vary. Elements of a successful example should include members of
two different groups (e.g., men versus women) engaged in the same behaviour that is
expected to be different for the two groups in terms of absolute performance. In the
example, performance should be shown to be judged within the group instead of globally
(e.g., pretty good for a girl or not bad for a man). Excellent answers will point out that
such distinctions may not be made overtly in terms of verbal responses, but may impact
subsequent behaviour of the person making the judgment.
Question ID: msp1b 6.3-3
Difficulty: 2
Page Reference: 168
Skill: Conceptual
4. Describe the relationship between prejudice and the emotions that underlie prejudice.
Make sure to include a brief description of the relationship between the types of
behaviour that can arise as a result of different emotional causes for prejudice.
Answer: Prejudice is the emotional component of attitudes toward social groups. As such,
prejudice is the emotion and reflects the feelings we experience based only on another's
membership in a particular group. As such, all prejudices reflect one or another negative
underlying emotions. Although they are very similar, prejudices based on different
emotions can be discriminated based on the behaviours they lead to. Prejudice based on
anger may lead to direct attempts to harm the out-group. Prejudice based on guilt may
lead to efforts to avoid the out-group because of the emotional distress caused by the out-
group's situation. Prejudice based on disgust may also lead to efforts to avoid the out-
group to avoid possible “contamination” by members of the out-group. Prejudice based
on fear or envy may lead to defensive behaviours that are intended to protect the in-
group's status or position.
Answer: The ultimate attribution error is the same as the fundamental attribution error
extended to the group level. It is based on the observation that we tend to attribute
positive behaviours of in-group members to relatively stable and internal causes and that
we tend to attribute positive behaviours of out-group members to temporary or external
causes. This attribution error is likely to be a function of the self-serving bias discussed in
Chapter 5 and serves the function of enhancing our self-esteem through identification of
some aspects of the self with the group.
Answer: Openly racist views are more rarely expressed than in the past. However,
bigoted attitudes continue to be expressed among like-minded individuals in private.
Bigoted attitudes are sometimes also excused by attributing them to behaviour for which
the prejudiced person blames out-groups (access to benefits and opportunities, self-
assertion by minorities, etc.).
Discussion Questions
SIIRI. Elä joutavia kiitä! No, hyvästi nyt! Voikaa nyt hyvin taas —
ehkä tulevaksi kesäksi! (Hyvästelevät).
HILMA (saattaa Siiriä eteiseen). Olit sinä nyt oikein hyvä, Siiri, kun
kävit…
Kolmas kohtaus.
SOHVI ja HILMA.
Neljäs kohtaus.
ANTTI. Eipä mitä. Jos nyt justiin vaan ylettyy, että omillamme
tuonne joulun pyhien yli päästään. Siemenestä ei puhettakaan! Vaan
pitäisihän sitä ammoin viljantuloksi ollakseen sen verran liietä, että
saisi vähän rahaksikin muutetuksi.
ANTTI. Eihän niistä mitä niin äi'ää saa. Mutta saanee kai kuitenkin
jotakin, jos kaupunkiin viepi.
SIPI. No, minä sen takaan. Entä matka sitte sinne? Maksaa kai se
jotakin sekin, vaikka omallakin hevosella viepi? Ja aika sitte, joka
siihen menee, ja eväät ja muut?!
ANTTI. Kyllähän minä sitä vähän… Vaan enhän minä taas ilennyt
— pyytää.
Viides kohtaus.
SIPI ja HILMA.
SIPI. Päivää, Hilma! Luulin jo, että olit minua pakoon mennyt, kun
ei sinua näin pitkään aikaan näkynyt (Kättelee Hilmaa.)
SIPI. No? Arvasinhan minä. Joku syy sinulla sittekin mahtaa olla.
HILMA. Siirikö?
SIPI. No, ei mitään. Luulin vaan, että jos hän sinulle olisi jotakin
sano… jollakin lailla pannut sinut pahoille mielin.
SIPI. Mistä minä…? Ja mitä minä tiesin? Kuulin vaan, että lukkarin
Arvi oli aikonut häntä pyytää.
HILMA. Voi, kun en minä oikein tiedä, Sipi. Niin ei tee mieli tulla.
SIPI. Mitä sinä nyt taas joutavia?! Pitäähän sinun olla laulamassa.
Ja voinhan minä sen nyt sinulle sanoa: laulun perästä saadaan
pistää vähän polkaksikin.
HILMA. Kansakokoululla?
SIPI. Mutta sinäpä nyt keksit, Hilma, ihan jonni joutavia. Oikein tuo
jo taas alkaa minua pistää vihaksi. (Ottaa lakkinsa.)
Kuudes kohtaus.
SIPI. Hyvä, hyvä! — No, hyvästi, Hilma! Tänä iltana siis tavataan?
(Pitäen Hilmaa kädestä.) Tulethan varmaan?
ANTTI (seuraa).
ANTTI (palaa.)
SOHVI. M-h-h! Niin että hän siitä voitti kolme ja puoli markkaa, ja
sinä hukkasit saman verran.
Esirippu.
Toinen näytös.
Ensimmäinen kohtaus.
SIPI. Niin, niin, tiedänhän minä sen omistakin asioistani, että nyt
on vaikea aika. Mutta olisihan se jollakin lailla saatava kirjoista pois,
varsinkin nyt taas uuteen vuoteen siirryttyä.
SIPI. No, mikä siinä on?! Voihan sen sitte sillä lailla. Ja teenhän
minä sen mielellänikin.
SIPI. Tekee, ihan. Eikä siihen nyt sen enempää tarvita, kuin kynä
ja mustetta. Todistajat saadaan kyllä perästä päinkin. Ja lanketti
minulla taitaa olla muassani. (Ottaa lompakostaan velkakirjakaavan).
Niin sattuu yksi olemaankin. Ja useampiahan ei tarvitakaan.
ANTTI. Niin no. Enköhän sitä minäkin siksi jo vähän selviä, että
tuossa loppukesästä voin… jos toivottavasti parempi vuosikin tulee.