24 Questions
What is discrimination based on group membership called?
Unjustified behavior
What are some examples of limited resources according to the Economic Perspective?
Territory, jobs, power, food and water
What was the outcome of the first attempt to reduce prejudice and conflict in the Robbers Cave Study?
It made the situation worse
What is the name of the theory that explains conflict, prejudice, and discrimination arising from competition for limited resources?
Realistic Group Conflict (RGC) Theory
What was the common goal that the boys in the Robbers Cave Study had to work together to achieve?
Freeing a food truck that was stuck
What is social categorization?
The natural cognitive process by which we place individuals into social groups
What is the difference between stereotyping and prejudice?
Stereotyping is cognitive, while prejudice is emotional
What is stereotype threat?
The fear of confirming a negative stereotype about one's group, which can lead to decreased performance
What are some ways to reduce prejudice?
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
What are the components of intergroup bias?
Economic, motivational, and cognitive
What is the minimal condition for group biases according to the minimal group paradigm?
Being a member of a group based on arbitrary criteria
What is the central hypothesis of social identity theory?
Members of an ingroup will seek to view the outgroup favorably
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?
Illusory correlation
What is the purpose of the minimal group paradigm?
To create groups based on arbitrary criteria to study intergroup bias
What are stereotypes according to the cognitive perspective?
Broad conceptualizations based on prior experience
What is the difference between ingroup differentiation and outgroup homogeneity effect?
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.
What is stereotype threat?
The tendency to confirm a stereotype that others have because of a group we're in
What is the Implicit Association Test (IAT)?
A task that measures the strength of associations between concepts and evaluations of stereotypes
How can educators avoid stereotype threat in the classroom?
By encouraging students to think of skills as the result of hard work
What is prejudice?
An unjustifiable negative attitude toward an outgroup or toward members of that outgroup
What is stereotype?
The positive or negative beliefs that we hold about the characteristics of social groups
What is the outgroup homogeneity effect?
The tendency to perceive members of outgroups as more similar to each other than members of our own group
What is stereotype threat?
The fear of confirming a negative stereotype about one's group
What are the three main perspectives of intergroup bias?
Economic, Motivational, and Cognitive
Test your knowledge on intergroup conflict and prejudice by taking this quiz focused on the important points from the Robber's Cave experiment. Learn about the factors that can lead to hostility between groups and how competition for resources can increase cohesion within a group. Keywords: prejudice, intergroup conflict, Robber's Cave, competition, cohesion.
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