PSYCH 3375 Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
_______ is an attitude directed toward members of some group, based solely on their membership in
that group - CORRECT ANSWER Prejudice
What statement best describes the psychological view of prejudice today? - CORRECT ANSWER
Prejudice is an inevitable outcome of normal thought processes.
When Whites are turned down for credit (i.e., at a bank), they rarely wonder whether the decision was
based on their race. This is an example of ________. - CORRECT ANSWER Group Privilege
Viewing racism as an unconscious defense mechanism is consistent with the _______ theory of
prejudice. - CORRECT ANSWER Psychodynamic
A White person choosing not to sit next to a Black person on a bus, even when it is the only seat
available, is an example of - CORRECT ANSWER Discrimination
Determining what common stereotypes are in the US for different minority groups is an example of
________ research. - CORRECT ANSWER Descriptive
I do an experiment in which I assign people to interact and make friends with people from different
racial groups OR stick with their own group. I find that people who now have diverse friends show a
reduction in stereotypes. Which of the following conclusions is best supported by my finding? -
CORRECT ANSWER Having more diverse friends causes people to be less racist
When choosing operationalizations for a study, you are trying to maximize which type of validity? -
CORRECT ANSWER Construct
Experiments have higher ________ validity than other research designs. - CORRECT ANSWER
Internal
I find a negative correlation between having friends who are minorities and expressing racist
stereotypes (i.e., the more diversity in friends, the fewer stereotypes). Which of the following
, conclusions is best supported by my finding? - CORRECT ANSWER (all of these could be
correct)
-Being less racist and having more diverse friends is caused by a third factor, like where you grew up,
education, etc.
-Being less racist makes it easier to have diverse friends
-Having more diverse friends causes people to be less racist
You conduct an experiment, and you find that your hypotheses weren't supported. You conclude that
your measure wasn't strong enough to detect differences between conditions and you need to try again
with a new measure. What stage of research methods would you move to? - CORRECT ANSWER
Operationalize
When do we care most about external validity? - CORRECT ANSWER Descriptive Research
In my experiment where I cause people to have more diverse friends (vs. control) and find a reduction
in racist stereotypes, what is my dependent variable? - CORRECT ANSWER Stereotypes
Michael tells Sara that using "gay" as an insult is prejudiced because it implies that being gay is bad.
Sara says that it's not prejudiced because she doesn't hate gay people. They have different ________
definitions of prejudice. - CORRECT ANSWER Conceptual
I am conducting an experiment where I have a chair with a backpack with a political badge on it and
instruct participants to pull up a chair for a discussion activity. I then measure the distance between
the chair with the backpack and the participant's chair. What type of measure am I using? -
CORRECT ANSWER Indirect Measure of Prejudice
What is the downside to using direct measures? - CORRECT ANSWER If people know what
they measure, they may not respond accurately
All of the following can be used to measure stereotypes EXCEPT.... - CORRECT ANSWER
Self-report, Adjective Checklists, Probability Trait Ratings can all be used...
-Evaluative Priming CAN NOT be used
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
_______ is an attitude directed toward members of some group, based solely on their membership in
that group - CORRECT ANSWER Prejudice
What statement best describes the psychological view of prejudice today? - CORRECT ANSWER
Prejudice is an inevitable outcome of normal thought processes.
When Whites are turned down for credit (i.e., at a bank), they rarely wonder whether the decision was
based on their race. This is an example of ________. - CORRECT ANSWER Group Privilege
Viewing racism as an unconscious defense mechanism is consistent with the _______ theory of
prejudice. - CORRECT ANSWER Psychodynamic
A White person choosing not to sit next to a Black person on a bus, even when it is the only seat
available, is an example of - CORRECT ANSWER Discrimination
Determining what common stereotypes are in the US for different minority groups is an example of
________ research. - CORRECT ANSWER Descriptive
I do an experiment in which I assign people to interact and make friends with people from different
racial groups OR stick with their own group. I find that people who now have diverse friends show a
reduction in stereotypes. Which of the following conclusions is best supported by my finding? -
CORRECT ANSWER Having more diverse friends causes people to be less racist
When choosing operationalizations for a study, you are trying to maximize which type of validity? -
CORRECT ANSWER Construct
Experiments have higher ________ validity than other research designs. - CORRECT ANSWER
Internal
I find a negative correlation between having friends who are minorities and expressing racist
stereotypes (i.e., the more diversity in friends, the fewer stereotypes). Which of the following
, conclusions is best supported by my finding? - CORRECT ANSWER (all of these could be
correct)
-Being less racist and having more diverse friends is caused by a third factor, like where you grew up,
education, etc.
-Being less racist makes it easier to have diverse friends
-Having more diverse friends causes people to be less racist
You conduct an experiment, and you find that your hypotheses weren't supported. You conclude that
your measure wasn't strong enough to detect differences between conditions and you need to try again
with a new measure. What stage of research methods would you move to? - CORRECT ANSWER
Operationalize
When do we care most about external validity? - CORRECT ANSWER Descriptive Research
In my experiment where I cause people to have more diverse friends (vs. control) and find a reduction
in racist stereotypes, what is my dependent variable? - CORRECT ANSWER Stereotypes
Michael tells Sara that using "gay" as an insult is prejudiced because it implies that being gay is bad.
Sara says that it's not prejudiced because she doesn't hate gay people. They have different ________
definitions of prejudice. - CORRECT ANSWER Conceptual
I am conducting an experiment where I have a chair with a backpack with a political badge on it and
instruct participants to pull up a chair for a discussion activity. I then measure the distance between
the chair with the backpack and the participant's chair. What type of measure am I using? -
CORRECT ANSWER Indirect Measure of Prejudice
What is the downside to using direct measures? - CORRECT ANSWER If people know what
they measure, they may not respond accurately
All of the following can be used to measure stereotypes EXCEPT.... - CORRECT ANSWER
Self-report, Adjective Checklists, Probability Trait Ratings can all be used...
-Evaluative Priming CAN NOT be used
