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
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
