Lecture 8 Flashcards
In her article, White (2008) discusses the effect of solo status on performance. What
is solo status?
a. An individual who was hired because of his or her social category membership
b. An individual with token status
c. An individual who is the only one of his or her social category in a group
d. An employee of minority status
c. An individual who is the only one of his or her social category in a group
Ilayda Meydan works at a community center for Turkish adolescents. She is looking for an activities coach for an after-school program. Jan Blom, a native Dutch individual, applies for the position. Ilayda is afraid that Turkish parents won’t like having a native Dutch individual as a coach in the Turkish program, and decides not to offer him the position. According to the material presented in one of the lectures, Ilayda’s decision is:
a. Not discrimination.
b. Consumer discrimination.
c. Institutional discrimination.
d. Indirect discrimination.
b. Consumer discrimination.
Based on classic research by Word, Zanna, and Cooper (1974) on non-verbal behavior (discussed in one of the lectures), what can happen if white interviewers interview both black and white job applicants?
a. White applicants are treated with lower immediacy, for example shown in sitting further away, leaning forward less, and making more speech errors.
b. Black applicants are treated with lower immediacy, for example shown in sitting further away, leaning forward less, and making more speech errors.
c. Black applicants are treated with higher immediacy, for example shown in sitting closer, leaning forward more, and making less speech errors.
d. White and black applicants are treated with equal immediacy, showing no differences in seating distance, leaning, or speech errors.
b. Black applicants are treated with lower immediacy, for example shown in sitting further away, leaning forward less, and making more speech errors.
Berry (2005) discusses how individuals who are members of ethnic minority groups make two decisions with regard to their position in a diverse society or a diverse organization. Which two decisions are these?
a. To what extent they are willing to accept the values and the traditions of their own group versus those of the dominant group.
b. To what extent there are differences between groups, and to what extent they wish to be considered as individuals or as groups.
c. To what extent they wish to maintain the identity/culture of their own group, and to what extent they wish to come into contact with the greater society or organization.
d. What their orientation is toward society and what their orientation is towards the organization they work at.
c. To what extent they wish to maintain the identity/culture of their own group, and to what extent they wish to come into contact with the greater society or organization.
Please explain how diversity relates to performance and conditions under which diversity can lead to good performance, according to categorization and elaboration model ( IV, DV, mediator, moderator)
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