Prejudice and dsicrimination Flashcards

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1
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Stereotypes are underlying _____________

A

schemas that shape our judgements and perceptions, typically about certain groups

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2
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Stereotypes can be for _________ or _________ reasons

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cognitive or motivational

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3
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Stereotypes are used to __________

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categorise people

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4
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The princeton trilogy study confirms social identity theory beliefs that people have a _________ for in group over _________

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favourable evaluation for in group over out group

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5
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Dovido et al showed that negative stereotypes for African Americans have __________ over the years
A increased B decreased C stayed the same D vanished

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B decreased

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6
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The stereotype content model contains what two axis?

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Warmth and competence

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Your elderly sick grandma has high ________ but low ______, whereas a business man has low ________ but high _______

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Grandma = high warmth, low competence
Businessman = low warmth, high competence

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Implicit associations test revealed a high (unconscious) preference for what particular race?
A Asians B African Americans C white americans D hispanic

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C white

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Companies attempting to reduce implicit bias can have ____________, such as demerit

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negative consequences

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10
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Implicit associations are unconscious and may not affect _______—-

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explicit attitudes

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11
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prejudice is an unfavorable ________

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attitude towards a particular social group

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12
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Discrimination occurs when members of a social group are _______________

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singled out based on attributes of their group membership

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13
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Due to prejudice, bystander effects increased when participant was ___________ as the victim.
A same ethnicity B also a minority C inferior to D different ethnicity

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D different ethnicity

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14
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New racism (aversive racism ) can be detected using what type of measure ?

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implicit

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15
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What are the three social theories of prejudice?

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mere exposure effect
social learning theory
social identity theory

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16
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Social Dominance orientation is a desire for your ______________________

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own group to be socially dominant (hierarchy)

17
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Belief congruence theory refers to preference for those with __________

A

congruent beliefs

18
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Gender essentialism is the idea that ______________________

A

women are more homogenous than men

19
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Sexist stereotypes which lead to false competence perceptions lead to what effect?
A Glass houses effect B glass ceiling effect
C Homogenous effect D false competency illusion

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B glass ceiling

20
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Successful task performance for men was viewed as ________ or _______, whereas for women it was viewed as ________

A

Men = hard work or skill
Women = luck