TPSYCH 345 Test 2 | Questions and Answers

TPSYCH 345 Test 2 | Questions and Answers Klaus is motivated to maintain a positive self-image and because of this tends to see others in a negative light. Doing so fulfills a __________ goal. self-enhancement social adjustment comprehension ingroup overexclusion Stereotype __________ is the extent to which a stereotype is accessible in one's mind. knowledge activation application assessment Venu is the director of human resources at his company and often bases hiring decisions on his stereotypic belief that older adults are less competent than are younger adults. In doing so, Venu is engaging in stereotype ___________. application knowledge activation assessment Cognitive load (also called cognitive busyness) makes stereotype activation more likely, but has no effect on stereotype application. has no effect on stereotype activation, but makes stereotype application more likely. makes stereotype activation less likely, but makes stereotype application more likely. has no effect on either stereotype activation or application. If a person's behavior is ambiguous, perceivers usually make no judgment about the behavior. interpret the behavior as stereotype inconsistent. interpret the behavior as stereotype consistent. look to others to decide how to interpret the behavior. People who are high on which of the following cognitive styles are most likely to be motivated to stereotype others? causal uncertainty need for closure need for cognition evaluation apprehension Research has demonstrated that an activated stereotype usually stays active up to two days. less than 15 minutes. approximately 60 minutes. at least 30 minutes, but not more than 1 hour. In situations where a stereotype has been activated, which of the following is true about stereotype application? Perceivers can more successfully control their nonverbal reactions than their verbal reactions. Motivated perceivers can always inhibit stereotype application. Perceivers are always aware that they are applying their stereotypes in a situation. Stereotype application is inhibited only when the perceiver is motivated to do so. Name and define four of the five Ds of Difference. 1. Distancing: Avoiding situations in which one feels different. 2. Denial: Pretending that there is no difference between oneself and another. 3. Defensiveness: Trying to protect oneself from acknowledging differences. 4. Devaluing: Seeing things that are different as deficient or less than our views. 5. Discovery: Understanding how differences can be enriching. Which type of sexism consigns women to traditional gender roles to ""protect"" them from the adversities of life? hostile aversive maternalistic benevolent Which type of prejudice is characterized by a lack of acceptance of group equality and endorsement of traditional racist beliefs? old-fashioned aversive modern-symbolic ambivalent Which type of prejudice leads perceivers to experience conflict between traditional and egalitarian beliefs or between positive and negative stereotypes of minority groups?