Chapter 5

Question 1

Why do stereotypes persist even when evidence disconfirms them?

1) c__ bias
2) s__-f__ processes
3) l__ biases
4) s__

Answer 1

confirmation

self-fulfilling

linguistic

subtyping

Question 2

Why do stereotypes persist even when evidence disconfirms them?

1)confirmation bias
a-memory
b-information-seeking
c-information spreading

a)Memory: we better remember information that __ a stereotype.
stereotype memory study:
show everyone a video of a woman
IV: label woman librarian or waitress
DV: memory test for things in video
results: people remembered more s__-c__ things than s__-i__ things.
-we also m__ in stereotype-consistent ways

2) Information seeking: we look for information that __ a stereotype.
- when the goal is getting to know someone, people choose to ask s__-c__ questions.

3) Information spreading: we’re more likely to share stereotype __ information with others.
- inconsistent information gets lost in r__

Answer 2

confirms

stereotype-consistent

stereotype-inconsistent

misremember

look
stereotype-consistent

consistent
retelling

Question 3

Overall: we look for, remember, and spread s__-c__ info and we avoid and forget s__-i__ info

Answer 3

stereotype-consistent

stereotype-inconsistent

Question 4

Why do stereotypes persist even when evidence disconfirms them?

2) self-fulfilling processes:
self-fulfilling prophecies-our e__ of someone else’s behavior (from s__) lead to them c__ that expectation.

Interview Study:
participants interview another student for a job-when it was a black job candidate interviews were s__, interviewers sat f__ away, and interviewers s__ more.

In a second part, new all white participants were interviewed either poorly (like the black candidates had been) or given a good interview. Participants responded objectively __ when they got the bad interview style.
-__ was not the reason for the bad interview in part 1 but actually a self fulfilling prophecy.

Answer 4

expectation, stereotypes, confirming

shorter, further, stammered

worse

race

Question 5

Why do stereotypes persist even when evidence disconfirms them?

3) Linguistic Biases:

linguistic intergroup bias: we talk about i__ vs. o__ differently.

When an in-group member does something bad we use __ language

• suggests its a _ time thing
• f__
  ex: “Kim told a lie during her speech.”
• emphasizes _ lie.

When an out-group member does something bad we use __ language.

• more about a person’s c__
• not as f__
• does not suggest _ time thing
  ex: “Kim was dishonest during her speech.”

Answer 5

in-groups, out-groups

concrete, 1, falsifiable, 1

abstract, character, falsifiable, 1

Question 6

__ statements are resistant to change

__ statements can be discounted

Answer 6

abstract

concrete

Question 7

Why do stereotypes persist even when evidence disconfirms them?

4) Subtyping
- treat people who disconfirm stereotype as an __

ex: barack obama treated as exception for black people

When is subtyping most likely?

• “d__ c__”
• just a few people-> subtyping

Answer 7

exception

dispersed confirmation