PREJUDICE SOP 3004 EXAM WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% VERIFIED LATEST
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Prejudice (define it and name the 3 components) - (ANSWER)A hostile or negative attitude toward
people in a distinguishable group, based solely on their membership in that group
Components: affective, cognitive, and behavioral
Affective component of prejudice - (ANSWER)Deep-seated prejudices are highly emotional and devoid
of logic, rational discussion, or evidence
Motivated to maintain worldview and protect beliefs (motivated confirmation bias)
Cognitive component of prejudice: Sterotype (define it) - (ANSWER)A generalized belief about a group of
people in which identical characteristics are assigned to virtually all members of the group, regardless of
actual variation among the members
- Stereotypes can be adaptive
- Stereotype-consistent info more easily attended to and remembered than "exceptions" to a stereotype
Stereotype content model (describe it) - (ANSWER)Group stereotypes can be classified by warmth and
competence.
Warm & competent = admiration (ex. ingroup)
Cold & competent = envy (ex. the rich)
Warm & incompetent = pity (ex. elderly)
Cold & incompetent = contempt (ex. homeless)
Out-group homogeneity (define it) - (ANSWER)Assume people in a group are all alike
Benevolent sexism (define it) - (ANSWER)When women are idealized and praised for traits, such as
caring, warm, more delicate and domestic than men.
UPDATE!!
Prejudice (define it and name the 3 components) - (ANSWER)A hostile or negative attitude toward
people in a distinguishable group, based solely on their membership in that group
Components: affective, cognitive, and behavioral
Affective component of prejudice - (ANSWER)Deep-seated prejudices are highly emotional and devoid
of logic, rational discussion, or evidence
Motivated to maintain worldview and protect beliefs (motivated confirmation bias)
Cognitive component of prejudice: Sterotype (define it) - (ANSWER)A generalized belief about a group of
people in which identical characteristics are assigned to virtually all members of the group, regardless of
actual variation among the members
- Stereotypes can be adaptive
- Stereotype-consistent info more easily attended to and remembered than "exceptions" to a stereotype
Stereotype content model (describe it) - (ANSWER)Group stereotypes can be classified by warmth and
competence.
Warm & competent = admiration (ex. ingroup)
Cold & competent = envy (ex. the rich)
Warm & incompetent = pity (ex. elderly)
Cold & incompetent = contempt (ex. homeless)
Out-group homogeneity (define it) - (ANSWER)Assume people in a group are all alike
Benevolent sexism (define it) - (ANSWER)When women are idealized and praised for traits, such as
caring, warm, more delicate and domestic than men.
