PSYC140 Final Exam Questions and
Answers Graded A+
Prejudice - Correct answer-an unjustifiable hostile or negative attitude toward a
group or its members
Discrimination - Correct answer-unjustifiable negative or harmful behavior toward
a group or its members (behavioral component of prejudice)
Stereotyping - Correct answer-a belief about the personal attributes of a group of
people (cognitive component of prejudice)
Institutional supports of prejudice - Correct answer-schools, govt, or media
increase prejudice through overt policies such as segregation, or by passively
reinforcing the status quo. Ex. banks denying mortgages to minority groups before
the 1970's
Role of self-fulfilling prophecies in prejudice - Correct answer-people's role affects
their behaviors, examples of this are this are the job interview studies
Job interview studies (Word, Zanna, & Cooper, 1974) STUDY 1 - Correct answer-
black and white applicants were interviewed by white interviewers, researchers
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, wanted to see if the white interviewers perceived and treated applicants diff
depending on their race, they found evidence of discrimination, they had chairs
with wheels where they measured where their chair was, results- Interviewers sat
farther, stammered more, and ended the interview sooner when the applicant was
black, IV- whether the applicant was black or white, DV- how the white
interviewers acted
Job interview studies (Word, Zanna, & Cooper, 1974) STUDY 2 - Correct answer-
the interviewers were trained to behave like the black applicant or white applicant
style, results- white applicants were more nervous and less effective when
interviewed in the "black applicant style," This showed that when white people
were treated like black people they did more bad on the interviews (self-fulfilling
prophecy)
Job interview studies (Word, Zanna, & Cooper, 1974) STUDY REVISITED -
Correct answer-Procedure- applicants wearing "gay and proud" vs "Texan and
proud" hats inquired about mall jobs, The RAs didn't know which hats they were
wearing, to avoid the self-fulfilling prophecy, Results- mall employees were more
likely to say no jobs were available, and ended the conversation sooner, when the
applicant wore the "Gay and Proud" hat
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Answers Graded A+
Prejudice - Correct answer-an unjustifiable hostile or negative attitude toward a
group or its members
Discrimination - Correct answer-unjustifiable negative or harmful behavior toward
a group or its members (behavioral component of prejudice)
Stereotyping - Correct answer-a belief about the personal attributes of a group of
people (cognitive component of prejudice)
Institutional supports of prejudice - Correct answer-schools, govt, or media
increase prejudice through overt policies such as segregation, or by passively
reinforcing the status quo. Ex. banks denying mortgages to minority groups before
the 1970's
Role of self-fulfilling prophecies in prejudice - Correct answer-people's role affects
their behaviors, examples of this are this are the job interview studies
Job interview studies (Word, Zanna, & Cooper, 1974) STUDY 1 - Correct answer-
black and white applicants were interviewed by white interviewers, researchers
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, wanted to see if the white interviewers perceived and treated applicants diff
depending on their race, they found evidence of discrimination, they had chairs
with wheels where they measured where their chair was, results- Interviewers sat
farther, stammered more, and ended the interview sooner when the applicant was
black, IV- whether the applicant was black or white, DV- how the white
interviewers acted
Job interview studies (Word, Zanna, & Cooper, 1974) STUDY 2 - Correct answer-
the interviewers were trained to behave like the black applicant or white applicant
style, results- white applicants were more nervous and less effective when
interviewed in the "black applicant style," This showed that when white people
were treated like black people they did more bad on the interviews (self-fulfilling
prophecy)
Job interview studies (Word, Zanna, & Cooper, 1974) STUDY REVISITED -
Correct answer-Procedure- applicants wearing "gay and proud" vs "Texan and
proud" hats inquired about mall jobs, The RAs didn't know which hats they were
wearing, to avoid the self-fulfilling prophecy, Results- mall employees were more
likely to say no jobs were available, and ended the conversation sooner, when the
applicant wore the "Gay and Proud" hat
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