PSYC 2380 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Stereotype Threat, Ingroups And Outgroups, Contact Hypothesis
2 Oct 2016
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Chapter 13 quiz solutions: a prejudice is: A hostile attitude toward members of a group, based solely on their membership in that group. Usually acquired in childhood and lasts a lifetime. A feeling held by members of a majority group toward members of a minority group: a stereotype is: A negative impression of a group of people. A cognitive summary that can be positive or negative: hostile sexists think women are inferior to men; benevolent sexists think women are superior to men. You can"t argue intellectually with a prejudiced person. A person"s explicit prejudices may decline while implicit prejudices remain. A prejudiced person cannot intellectually defend his or her attitude. A person"s keeping greater distance from a member of a group he or she dislikes. A person"s slower associations between a target image and positive words than with negative words. A person"s making subtle slights and put-downs about a target person.
