Module 36: Antisocial Relations

Question 1

prejudice

Answer 1

an unjustifiable and usually negative attitude toward a group and its members. Prejudice generally involves negative emotions, stereotyped beliefs, and a predisposition to discriminatory action

Question 2

stereotype

Answer 2

a generalized (sometimes accurate but often overgeneralized) belief about a group of people

Question 3

discrimination

Answer 3

unjustifiable negative behavior toward a group or its members

Question 4

microaggressions

Answer 4

commonplace daily verbal, behavioral or environmental slights, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative attitudes toward stigmatized or culturally marginalized groups

Question 5

just-world phenomenon

Answer 5

the tendency for people to believe the world is just and that people therefore get what they deserve and deserve what they get

Question 6

ingroup

Answer 6

“us”– people with whom we share a common identity

Question 7

outgroup

Answer 7

“them”– those perceived a different or apart from our ingroup

Question 8

ingroup bias

Answer 8

the tendency to favor our own group

Question 9

scapegoat theory

Answer 9

the theory that prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame

Question 10

other-race effect

Answer 10

the tendency to recall faces of one’s own race more accurately than faces of other races (also called the cross-race effect and the own-race bias)

Question 11

aggression

Answer 11

any physical or verbal behavior intended to harm someone physically or emotionally

Question 12

“warrior” gene

Answer 12

monoamine oxidize A (MAOA) gene– people who have low MAOA gene expression tend to behave aggressively when provoked

Question 13

frustration-aggression principle

Answer 13

the principle that frustration–the blocking of an attempt to achieve some goal–creates anger, which can generate agression

Question 14

social script

Answer 14

a culturally modeled guide for how to act in various situations