19 Questions
What are some of the evidence of continuing prejudice?
Bogus pipeline research
What changed after the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education and the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Racial equality developed as an American norm
Why do people sometimes act in prejudiced ways despite expressing nonprejudiced attitudes?
People continue to learn prejudiced beliefs through socialization
What are contemporary prejudices based on?
Genuine change in social norms
What are implicit prejudices?
Prejudices that are difficult to control
What is the main difference between implicit prejudices and explicit prejudices?
Implicit prejudices can be assessed through self-report
What are the characteristics of modern-symbolic prejudice?
Belief that any remaining racial differences in outcomes result from lack of motivation
What are the two incompatible sets of values that people hold?
Implicit prejudice and genuine belief in American ideals
What is one of the situational factors that determine behavior in aversive prejudice?
Discrimination in obvious situations
What percentage of White Americans were opposed to living in a fully integrated neighborhood according to a 2010 survey?
20%
What is a behavior that White people are less likely to engage in when it can be justified on race-neutral grounds?
Helping behavior
Which factor is NOT a psychological basis of modern-symbolic prejudice?
High outcome-based egalitarianism
What is the difference between aversive prejudice and modern-symbolic prejudice?
Aversive prejudice rejects traditional racialized beliefs, while modern-symbolic prejudice supports them
What do people with aversive prejudice experience when interracial interaction is unavoidable?
Anxiety and discomfort
What are the three psychological underpinnings of aversive prejudice?
Categorization, control, and positive outcomes
What is the main reason for ambivalent attitudes causing conflict?
Inconsistency between individualist and egalitarian values
How can negative emotions and threat caused by psychological conflict be reduced?
By behaving in a way that makes one value seem more important than the other
What is response amplification?
A behavior toward a stigmatized person that is more extreme than behavior toward a non-stigmatized person
Why is being overly positive a problem in prejudice?
All of the above
Test your knowledge on the psychological bases of modern symbolic prejudice and explore the factors that contribute to mild to moderate anti-Black emotions and belief in traditional values. Discover the concept of low outcome-based egalitarianism and its implications in this thought-provoking quiz.
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