Intergroup Conflict & Prejudice Quiz
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What is discrimination based on group membership called?

  • Neutral behavior
  • Justified behavior
  • Unjustified behavior (correct)
  • Positive behavior

    • What are some examples of limited resources according to the Economic Perspective?

  • Education, healthcare, technology, transportation
  • Art, music, literature, culture
  • Entertainment, fashion, luxury goods, sports
  • Territory, jobs, power, food and water (correct)

    • What was the outcome of the first attempt to reduce prejudice and conflict in the Robbers Cave Study?

  • It was not attempted
  • It improved the situation
  • It had no effect
  • It made the situation worse (correct)

    • What is the name of the theory that explains conflict, prejudice, and discrimination arising from competition for limited resources?

    <p>Realistic Group Conflict (RGC) Theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the common goal that the boys in the Robbers Cave Study had to work together to achieve?

    <p>Freeing a food truck that was stuck</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is social categorization?

    <p>The natural cognitive process by which we place individuals into social groups</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between stereotyping and prejudice?

    <p>Stereotyping is cognitive, while prejudice is emotional</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is stereotype threat?

    <p>The fear of confirming a negative stereotype about one's group, which can lead to decreased performance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some ways to reduce prejudice?

    <p>Be aware of our own stereotypes, break down social categories, increase contact with outgroup members, work towards a common goal, remove triggers that may induce stereotype threat</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the components of intergroup bias?

    <p>Economic, motivational, and cognitive</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the minimal condition for group biases according to the minimal group paradigm?

    <p>Being a member of a group based on arbitrary criteria</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the central hypothesis of social identity theory?

    <p>Members of an ingroup will seek to view the outgroup favorably</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a cognitive bias that can lead to the over-representation of negative behaviors from a minority group in memory and beliefs?

    <p>Illusory correlation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the minimal group paradigm?

    <p>To create groups based on arbitrary criteria to study intergroup bias</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are stereotypes according to the cognitive perspective?

    <p>Broad conceptualizations based on prior experience</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between ingroup differentiation and outgroup homogeneity effect?

    <p>Ingroup differentiation is the belief that ingroup members are more diverse, while outgroup homogeneity effect is the tendency to assume members of outgroups are all alike.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is stereotype threat?

    <p>The tendency to confirm a stereotype that others have because of a group we're in</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Implicit Association Test (IAT)?

    <p>A task that measures the strength of associations between concepts and evaluations of stereotypes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How can educators avoid stereotype threat in the classroom?

    <p>By encouraging students to think of skills as the result of hard work</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is prejudice?

    <p>An unjustifiable negative attitude toward an outgroup or toward members of that outgroup</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is stereotype?

    <p>The positive or negative beliefs that we hold about the characteristics of social groups</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the outgroup homogeneity effect?

    <p>The tendency to perceive members of outgroups as more similar to each other than members of our own group</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is stereotype threat?

    <p>The fear of confirming a negative stereotype about one's group</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three main perspectives of intergroup bias?

    <p>Economic, Motivational, and Cognitive</p> Signup and view all the answers

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