PS101 Tompson 4 (post exam 3 to the final) Questions With Correct Answers

PS101 Tompson 4 (post exam 3 to the final)
Questions With Correct Answers
What |are |stereotypes? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-preconceived/oversimplified |beliefs |and |
expectations |about |traits |of |members |of |a |group



What |is |prejudice? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |positive |or |negative |evaluation |of |another |
person |based |on |their |perceived |group |membership



What |is |discrimination? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |behavioral |consequence |of |prejudice |in |
which |one |group |is |treated |differently |from |the |other



What |is |stereotype |threat? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-being |at |risk |for |confirming |a |negative |
stereotype |of |a |group |you |identify |with



How |can |stereotypes |contribute |to |poor |performance? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-being |made |
more |aware |of |your |race, |for |example, |can |lead |to |a |decrease |in |performance



What |are |processes |that |can |decrease |performance? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--stress |arousal

-performance |monitoring |(narrows |attention)

-efforts |to |suppress |negative |thoughts |and |emotions



Common |stereotype |threat |examples: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--women |in |math

-men |vs. |women |in |social |sensitivity

-white |people |vs. |black |people |on |tasks |assumed |to |reflect |natural |sports |ability



What |are |the |effects |of |stereotype |threat? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--decreased |performance

,-attributing |failure |to |self |(women |more |than |men)

-ironic |effects

-self-handicapping

-task |discounting

-changing |professional |identities |and |aspirations



What |are |ironic |effects? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-results |in |individuals |behaving |in |the |
opposite |way |of |what |they |intended



What |is |task |discounting? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |process |of |questioning |the |validity |of |a |
task



What |are |some |factors |that |influence |your |vulnerability |to |stereotype |threat? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔--extent |to |which |you |identify |with |a |stereotyped |group

-belief |that |you |will |be |judged

-membership |in |a |group

-caring |about |doing |well |in |the |stereotyped |area



What |leads |to |stereotype |threat? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--when |a |threatened |status |is |made |
salient

-solo |status

-evaluation |in |a |stereotyped |area



How |can |we |decrease |stereotype |threat? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--self-affirmation

-finding |role |models/mentors

-surrounding |yourself |with |a |diverse |group |of |people

-viewing |skills |as |growing |and |changeable

, What |is |a |stereotype |boost? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-occurs |due |to |activation |of |a |positive |in-
group |stereotype



What |is |social |psychology? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-it |studies |how |people |think, |feel |and |
behave |in |social |situations



What |is |social |cognition? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-how |we |think |about |social |situations



What |is |social |influence? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |impact |of |social |situations |and |others |
on |how |people |behave



What |are |the |two |broad |topics |of |social |psychology? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-social |cognition |
and |social |influence



What |are |the |components |of |social |cognition? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-I. |forming |impressions |
of |others

II. |attributions

III. |Attitudes

IV. |Prejudice



Forming |impressions |of |others: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--person |perception

-social |categorization

-implicit |personality |theories



What |is |person |perception? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-an |active, |subjective |and |interpersonal |
process |in |which |we |look |at |an |individual's |characteristics, |our |own |characteristics, |and |
situational |characteristics