PSYCH 342 FINAL EXAM MSU CESARIO QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
_________ is the defining feature that produces the illusory correlation. - ANSWER The
distinctiveness of events
. According to social dominance theory, what psychological foundation serves as a unique
basis of women's prejudice against out-group men? - ANSWER Fearfulness related to sexual
coercion.
. According to the evolutionary perspective, why is racial categorization an automatic process
among people in our society? - ANSWER Race predicts coalition in current society.
. Cooperative Learning, Superordinate Goals, and Perspective Taking
describe three classes of interventions designed to: - ANSWER reduce intergroup prejudice
. Imagine a new parental leave policy in which both fathers and mothers are required to take
time off from work following the birth of a child. As
discussed in class, how would this influence the income disparity between
men and women? - ANSWER It would reduce the gender disparity by equalizing the negative
impact of child birth on men and women's career development.
,. In a study by Kinzler et al. (2009), White American 5 year old children were asked about
their friendship preferences. In one condition, the children were only given race information
about potential friends. In another condition, children were given both race and accent
information. When only race information was available, ______; when both race and accent
information was available, ______. - ANSWER Whites were preferred over Blacks; Black native
speakers were preferred over White
foreign speakers.
. Intersexual selection refers to competition _______ the sexes; intrasexual selection refers
to competition ______ the sexes. - ANSWER between; within
. Is your baby racist? - ANSWER No, but your baby is born ready to favor the ingroup
. Social Dominance Theory states that intergroup prejudice is motivated by ______ for
men and _______ for women. - ANSWER aggression and dominance ... fear of sexual coercion
. Which of the following most accurately describes the findings of Olsson et al. (2005)? -
ANSWER Both White and Black participants showed resistance to fear extinction when
conditioned to fear racial outgroup faces.
. You walk into class looking for an open seat. As you look out over the class, you see
someone dressed like you and who seems to be from the same religious background. You
,immediately experience a sense of feeling comfortable being around that person.
According to the definitions provided in class, this example can best be understood as: -
ANSWER prejudice
"Equal pay for equal work exists. Equal work does not exist." As discussed in class, why is this
statement true? - ANSWER Women and men choose to engage in different types of work.
"Past levels of discrimination explain the current day success of different ethnic groups." If
this statement were true, what patterns would you expect to find when examining the social
trajectories of groups across time? - ANSWER The more historical discrimination there was
against an ethnic group, the slower the group's rise towards success.
"The urban poor are exploited by business owners." What is a good reason to question the
truth of this statement? - ANSWER The costs of operating a business in urban areas tend to
be higher.
A 2017 study of dual-couple physicians found that male physicians were
paid more than female physicians, even though male and female physicians
both worked the same number of hours per week.
Quiz: 7 - ANSWER False
A comparison of the incomes of Japanese Americans and Puerto Rican Americans suggests -
ANSWER Japanese Americans have better outcomes than Puerto Rican Americans despite the
fact that Japanese Americans were historically exposed to equal or worse levels of
, discrimination.
A consistent pattern of those minority groups who have risen economically has been that they
have first achieved political power, influencing legislation that then allowed them to rise
economically. - ANSWER False
A meta-analysis by Voyer and Voyer (2014) of gender differences in achievement for
mandatory education found that: - ANSWER girls outperform boys in every subject and this
has been true whenever and wherever girls are in school with boys.
According to Arcidiacono & Lovenheim (2016), student achievement is a function of which two
factors? - ANSWER the quality of the institution and the fit given the student's preparedness
According to Arkes & Tetlock, a person's score on the implicit association test may reflect his
or her awareness of cultural stereotypes. Why is this important? - ANSWER It argues against
the view that the IAT measures prejudice.
According to Bateman's principle, why do males (compared to females) have greater
variance in their reproductive success? - ANSWER Because males compete for access to
females.
According to Haidt & Jussim (2016), which of the following university
policies will likely WORSEN race relations on college campuses?
COMPLETE ANSWERS
_________ is the defining feature that produces the illusory correlation. - ANSWER The
distinctiveness of events
. According to social dominance theory, what psychological foundation serves as a unique
basis of women's prejudice against out-group men? - ANSWER Fearfulness related to sexual
coercion.
. According to the evolutionary perspective, why is racial categorization an automatic process
among people in our society? - ANSWER Race predicts coalition in current society.
. Cooperative Learning, Superordinate Goals, and Perspective Taking
describe three classes of interventions designed to: - ANSWER reduce intergroup prejudice
. Imagine a new parental leave policy in which both fathers and mothers are required to take
time off from work following the birth of a child. As
discussed in class, how would this influence the income disparity between
men and women? - ANSWER It would reduce the gender disparity by equalizing the negative
impact of child birth on men and women's career development.
,. In a study by Kinzler et al. (2009), White American 5 year old children were asked about
their friendship preferences. In one condition, the children were only given race information
about potential friends. In another condition, children were given both race and accent
information. When only race information was available, ______; when both race and accent
information was available, ______. - ANSWER Whites were preferred over Blacks; Black native
speakers were preferred over White
foreign speakers.
. Intersexual selection refers to competition _______ the sexes; intrasexual selection refers
to competition ______ the sexes. - ANSWER between; within
. Is your baby racist? - ANSWER No, but your baby is born ready to favor the ingroup
. Social Dominance Theory states that intergroup prejudice is motivated by ______ for
men and _______ for women. - ANSWER aggression and dominance ... fear of sexual coercion
. Which of the following most accurately describes the findings of Olsson et al. (2005)? -
ANSWER Both White and Black participants showed resistance to fear extinction when
conditioned to fear racial outgroup faces.
. You walk into class looking for an open seat. As you look out over the class, you see
someone dressed like you and who seems to be from the same religious background. You
,immediately experience a sense of feeling comfortable being around that person.
According to the definitions provided in class, this example can best be understood as: -
ANSWER prejudice
"Equal pay for equal work exists. Equal work does not exist." As discussed in class, why is this
statement true? - ANSWER Women and men choose to engage in different types of work.
"Past levels of discrimination explain the current day success of different ethnic groups." If
this statement were true, what patterns would you expect to find when examining the social
trajectories of groups across time? - ANSWER The more historical discrimination there was
against an ethnic group, the slower the group's rise towards success.
"The urban poor are exploited by business owners." What is a good reason to question the
truth of this statement? - ANSWER The costs of operating a business in urban areas tend to
be higher.
A 2017 study of dual-couple physicians found that male physicians were
paid more than female physicians, even though male and female physicians
both worked the same number of hours per week.
Quiz: 7 - ANSWER False
A comparison of the incomes of Japanese Americans and Puerto Rican Americans suggests -
ANSWER Japanese Americans have better outcomes than Puerto Rican Americans despite the
fact that Japanese Americans were historically exposed to equal or worse levels of
, discrimination.
A consistent pattern of those minority groups who have risen economically has been that they
have first achieved political power, influencing legislation that then allowed them to rise
economically. - ANSWER False
A meta-analysis by Voyer and Voyer (2014) of gender differences in achievement for
mandatory education found that: - ANSWER girls outperform boys in every subject and this
has been true whenever and wherever girls are in school with boys.
According to Arcidiacono & Lovenheim (2016), student achievement is a function of which two
factors? - ANSWER the quality of the institution and the fit given the student's preparedness
According to Arkes & Tetlock, a person's score on the implicit association test may reflect his
or her awareness of cultural stereotypes. Why is this important? - ANSWER It argues against
the view that the IAT measures prejudice.
According to Bateman's principle, why do males (compared to females) have greater
variance in their reproductive success? - ANSWER Because males compete for access to
females.
According to Haidt & Jussim (2016), which of the following university
policies will likely WORSEN race relations on college campuses?
