Review for Exam 2
REVIEW (EXAM # 2)
1. Stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination are -problematic world-wide (Page: 147-148)
2. The ABC's of social psychology are affect, behavior, and cognition. However, when we put the three major concepts of Chapter 5 in this ABC order by considering whether they correspond to affect, behavior, or cognition. They would be: Prejudice, discrimination, stereotyping (Page: 147-148)
3. Believing that baby-faced men are harmless is not discrimination. (Page: 147-148)
4. Bridgette thinks short people are lazy and Barbara refuses to let short people join her book club. Bridgette is exhibiting stereotyping, whereas Barbara is exhibiting discrimination (Page: 147-148)
5. Samantha thinks that all social psychology professors are intelligent, attractive, and fabulously good dancers. This is an example of a stereotype (Page: 147-148)
6. Bonnie dislikes all lawyers. This is an example of prejudice (Page: 147-148)
7. Negative feelings directed at others strictly because of their membership in a particular social category is called prejudice (Page: 147-148)
8. Stereotypes differ from prejudice and discrimination in that stereotypes concern positive or negative beliefs about a social group (Page: 147-148)
9. Modern racism can be distinguished from what has been termed “old-fashioned” racism in that modern racism is less obvious than “old-fashioned” racism (Page: 149-150)
10. Jane is from race X and Jean is from race Y. Jane and Jean work together. Jane thinks Jean is not doing her share of the work. For this, Jane gives Jean a more negative evaluation than is deserved. This scenario demonstrates modern racism. Page: 149-150 11. A form of prejudice that surfaces in subtle ways when it is safe, socially acceptable, and easy to rationalize is called modern racism. Page: 149-150
12. Attitudes are best understood as varying in strength along both positive and negative
1. Stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination are -problematic world-wide (Page: 147-148)
2. The ABC's of social psychology are affect, behavior, and cognition. However, when we put the three major concepts of Chapter 5 in this ABC order by considering whether they correspond to affect, behavior, or cognition. They would be: Prejudice, discrimination, stereotyping (Page: 147-148)
3. Believing that baby-faced men are harmless is not discrimination. (Page: 147-148)
4. Bridgette thinks short people are lazy and Barbara refuses to let short people join her book club. Bridgette is exhibiting stereotyping, whereas Barbara is exhibiting discrimination (Page: 147-148)
5. Samantha thinks that all social psychology professors are intelligent, attractive, and fabulously good dancers. This is an example of a stereotype (Page: 147-148)
6. Bonnie dislikes all lawyers. This is an example of prejudice (Page: 147-148)
7. Negative feelings directed at others strictly because of their membership in a particular social category is called prejudice (Page: 147-148)
8. Stereotypes differ from prejudice and discrimination in that stereotypes concern positive or negative beliefs about a social group (Page: 147-148)
9. Modern racism can be distinguished from what has been termed “old-fashioned” racism in that modern racism is less obvious than “old-fashioned” racism (Page: 149-150)
10. Jane is from race X and Jean is from race Y. Jane and Jean work together. Jane thinks Jean is not doing her share of the work. For this, Jane gives Jean a more negative evaluation than is deserved. This scenario demonstrates modern racism. Page: 149-150 11. A form of prejudice that surfaces in subtle ways when it is safe, socially acceptable, and easy to rationalize is called modern racism. Page: 149-150
12. Attitudes are best understood as varying in strength along both positive and negative