Week 12 Consequences of Prejudice

Question 1

Subtyping

Answer 1

Accommodating groups of individuals who deviate from one’s stereotype by thinking of them as a special category of people with different properties.

Question 2

Subgrouping

Answer 2

Accommodating groups of individuals who deviate from one’s stereotype by forming a new stereotype about this subset of group.

Question 3

Stigma Consciousness

Answer 3

A person’s expectation of being victimized by prejudice or discrimination.

Question 4

Stereotype Threat

Answer 4

A disruptive concern, when facing a negative stereotype, one will be evaluated based on a negative stereotype.

Question 5

Equal-Status Contact

Answer 5

Contact on an equal basis. To reduce prejudice, interracial contact should ideally be between persons equal in status.

Question 6

Superordinate Goals

Answer 6

Shared goals that necessitate cooperative effort: goals that override people’s differences from one another.