chapter 11

Question 1

stereotypes threats

Answer 1

fear of confirming a negative stereotypes sets in motion a self-fulfilling prophecy
(askedto state your gender on a math test, perform worse beacuse you think your gender will impact it)

Question 2

stereotypes lifts

Answer 2

your sterotypes actually makes you perform better

Question 3

prejudice

Answer 3

describes negative feeling or attitude toward someone based on their group membership
(ex:if you hold an opinion that women do not like to travel in their jobs and, for this reason, you do not select a woman for a job requiring travel)

Question 4

discrimination

Answer 4

behavior directed against a person based on their group membership

Question 5

explicit prejudice

Answer 5

occurs when we are aware of our prejudices and attitudes toward certain groups

Question 6

implicit prejudice

Answer 6

negative attitudes you aren’t aware of that you must be assessed indirectly
(ex:when most people hear the word “kindergarten teacher,” they are more likely to picture a female)

Question 7

implicit association task (IAT)

Answer 7

used ti test implicit prejudice on certain sterotypes

Question 8

racism

Answer 8

prejudice or discrimination based on persons race/ethicity
- modern racism may simply be less explicit

Question 9

sexism

Answer 9

prejudice and discrimination based on ones gender identity

Question 10

contact hypothesis

Answer 10

direct contact between rival groups will reduce stereotyping, prejudice, ad discrimination
(ex:working with latinos will reduce your sterotype or prejudice toward them)

Question 11

equal status

Answer 11

the contact should occur in circumstances that place the groups in equal status

Question 12

social norms

Answer 12

a community broader social norms should favor intergroup contact and respect

Question 13

personal interaction

Answer 13

contact should involve one-n-one interactions between menbers of different groups

Question 14

cooperative activities

Answer 14

members of different groups should join together to achive superordinate goals

Question 15

naturalistic fallacy

Answer 15

confusing what is with what ought to be
(ex: a person exercises, they will unequivocally have good health)

Question 16

perceptual confirmation

Answer 16

observers percieve what they expect to perceive
(ex:one may be told another is cool and aloof, and in turn acts differently when confronting that person, which in turn causes the other to then act cool and aloof)

Question 17

old fashioned explicit prejudice

Answer 17

“black people are generally not as smart as whites”

Question 18

modern fashioned explicit prejudice

Answer 18

“over the past few years, blacks have gotten more economically than they deserve”