Chapter 5: Old-fashioned versus modern justice

Question 1

aversive racism

Answer 1

anti african american prejudice in individuals who believe they are very egalitarian, but who also have negative feelings and attitudes toward african americans. this prejudice is more likely to be expressed as ingroup favoritism rather than outgroup derogation.

Question 2

bogus pipeline technique

Answer 2

attitude assessment technique that reduces the social desirability response bias but is very labor intensive. the participant is connected to a device similar to a lie detector, adn the participant is led to believe that the device will give the experimenter an accurate reading of the participant’s true attitude

Question 3

demand characteristics

Answer 3

aspects of an experimental situation that lead participants to form their own hypotheses about what the experiment is about and what behavior the experimenter would like them to show

Question 4

modern racism

Answer 4

a subtle form of prejudice that is only expressed when the individual believes it is safe, acceptable, or easily rationalizable

Question 5

social desirability

Answer 5

prsenting oneself and one’s attitudes as very positive, in order to give the most socially acceptable attitude or behavior, even if it deviates from one’s true attitudes

Question 6

symbolic racism

Answer 6

anti african american prejudice originating out of the belief that african americans violate traditional american values