SOP 3004 - EXAM 3 questions well
answered
Prejudice - correct answer ✔✔a preconceived negative JUDGEMENT or attitude of a group and
its individual members.
Implicit - correct answer ✔✔automatic; we might not even know we feel this way
(outside of awareness)
Implicit Association Test - correct answer ✔✔Studies on approach speeds of different races
show that people appear to walk slower towards us if they are from races we subconsciously do
not like. (They are actually not walking faster, we are just more attuned to their presence.)
Explicit - correct answer ✔✔we know we feel this way
(fully aware)
Stereotype - correct answer ✔✔generalized BELIEFS about a group of people
belief about personal attributes of a group of people.
○ Can be positive, or negative. May be accurate.
○ It's a generalization
DISCRIMINATION - correct answer ✔✔unjustified negative BEHAVIOR toward a group or its
members
,Can stereotypes be
Positive?
Accurate?
Exaggerated? - correct answer ✔✔a) It can be positive but these sometimes hurt more than
help
(1) "Women are wonderful" Effect
b) Positive stereotypes
(1) Asians are crazy smart
(2) African Americans are super good at basketball
Are stereotypes the same as prejudice? - correct answer ✔✔No
Belief vs Judgement
They are generalizations, which can oftentimes represent accurate
tendencies or behaviors of groups.
○ They can even be favorable "women are wonderful" effect.
● Watch out for OVERgeneralizations - exaggerated claims about certain
groups
Discrimination - correct answer ✔✔a negative behavior towards a particular group of people
Ex:
1. Insulting someone because of their race
2. Treating someone with disrespect because of their age
, Racism - correct answer ✔✔an individual PREJUDICIAL ATTITUDES & DISCRIMINATORY
BEHAVIOR toward people of a
given race.
Institutional Practices (Racism) - correct answer ✔✔(which may not be motivated by prejudice
at all) that treat unfairly people of a given race or ethnic group.
Sexism - correct answer ✔✔an individual's PREJUDICIAL ATTITUDES & DISCRIMINATORY
BEHAVIOR toward people of a
given sex
Institutional Practices (Sexism) - correct answer ✔✔(which may not be motivated by prejudice
at all) that treat unfairly people of a given sex.
Sexism can be _______ & __________ - correct answer ✔✔Benevolent & Hostile
Benevolent Sexism - correct answer ✔✔"Women are so much nicer than men."
-can have a negative effect
Hostile Sexism - correct answer ✔✔"Women can't fly airplanes!"
Gender Stereotypes - correct answer ✔✔> class experiment
○ People notice when stereotypes of gender are violated (e.g. Flat heads - Stephanie Shirley)
○ ⅔ of the world's unschooled children are girls
answered
Prejudice - correct answer ✔✔a preconceived negative JUDGEMENT or attitude of a group and
its individual members.
Implicit - correct answer ✔✔automatic; we might not even know we feel this way
(outside of awareness)
Implicit Association Test - correct answer ✔✔Studies on approach speeds of different races
show that people appear to walk slower towards us if they are from races we subconsciously do
not like. (They are actually not walking faster, we are just more attuned to their presence.)
Explicit - correct answer ✔✔we know we feel this way
(fully aware)
Stereotype - correct answer ✔✔generalized BELIEFS about a group of people
belief about personal attributes of a group of people.
○ Can be positive, or negative. May be accurate.
○ It's a generalization
DISCRIMINATION - correct answer ✔✔unjustified negative BEHAVIOR toward a group or its
members
,Can stereotypes be
Positive?
Accurate?
Exaggerated? - correct answer ✔✔a) It can be positive but these sometimes hurt more than
help
(1) "Women are wonderful" Effect
b) Positive stereotypes
(1) Asians are crazy smart
(2) African Americans are super good at basketball
Are stereotypes the same as prejudice? - correct answer ✔✔No
Belief vs Judgement
They are generalizations, which can oftentimes represent accurate
tendencies or behaviors of groups.
○ They can even be favorable "women are wonderful" effect.
● Watch out for OVERgeneralizations - exaggerated claims about certain
groups
Discrimination - correct answer ✔✔a negative behavior towards a particular group of people
Ex:
1. Insulting someone because of their race
2. Treating someone with disrespect because of their age
, Racism - correct answer ✔✔an individual PREJUDICIAL ATTITUDES & DISCRIMINATORY
BEHAVIOR toward people of a
given race.
Institutional Practices (Racism) - correct answer ✔✔(which may not be motivated by prejudice
at all) that treat unfairly people of a given race or ethnic group.
Sexism - correct answer ✔✔an individual's PREJUDICIAL ATTITUDES & DISCRIMINATORY
BEHAVIOR toward people of a
given sex
Institutional Practices (Sexism) - correct answer ✔✔(which may not be motivated by prejudice
at all) that treat unfairly people of a given sex.
Sexism can be _______ & __________ - correct answer ✔✔Benevolent & Hostile
Benevolent Sexism - correct answer ✔✔"Women are so much nicer than men."
-can have a negative effect
Hostile Sexism - correct answer ✔✔"Women can't fly airplanes!"
Gender Stereotypes - correct answer ✔✔> class experiment
○ People notice when stereotypes of gender are violated (e.g. Flat heads - Stephanie Shirley)
○ ⅔ of the world's unschooled children are girls
