Stereotypes and Negative Consequences Quiz

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What is the definition of prejudice?

Behaviour directed against people solely because of their membership in a particular group

Hostile or negative feelings about people based on their membership in a certain group (correct)

A belief that one's self-esteem is threatened by others

A belief that associates a whole group of people with a certain trait

How do social learning principles contribute to the formation of attitudes?

By engaging in particular behaviors toward others

By celebrating differences in combination with learning about other cultures

Through classical conditioning and operant conditioning (correct)

By threatening one's self-esteem

Why does multiculturalism better diminish ethnic discrimination compared to color-blindness?

Because it directs behavior against people solely because of their membership in a particular group

Because it involves celebrating differences in combination with learning about other cultures (correct)

Because it threatens one's self-esteem

Because it promotes hostile feelings about people based on their membership in a certain group

What contributes to the strength and accessibility of stereotypes?

Believing others agree with our stereotypes increases their strength and accessibility Signup and view all the answers

How do cognitive biases contribute to stereotypes and prejudice?

By influencing our perceptions and judgments of others based on their group membership Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of social categorization in contributing to stereotypes?

It leads to the classification of individuals into social groups and the formation of ingroups and outgroups Signup and view all the answers

What contributes to the formation of attitudes according to social learning principles?

The influence of peers in forming attitudes and behaviors Signup and view all the answers

In collectivistic cultures, what is the attitude towards obese people?

Put less blame on obese people for their weight Signup and view all the answers

What is meta-stereotype?

Beliefs about the stereotypes that outgroup members hold about your own group Signup and view all the answers

At what age does gender stereotype learning begin?

By age five Signup and view all the answers

What do collectivistic cultures emphasize regarding the role of situations in relation to overweight individuals?

Emphasize the role of situations Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a negative consequence of stereotypes as mentioned in the text?

Behavioral confirmation Signup and view all the answers

What is stereotype threat?

Fear that behavior may confirm an existing cultural stereotype and disrupts performance Signup and view all the answers

How do people in disadvantaged groups experience reduced psychological well-being?

Due to perceived prejudice and discrimination Signup and view all the answers

What is reverse discrimination?

Preferential treatment shown to those in stereotyped groups Signup and view all the answers

How can the effects of prejudice be minimized according to the text?

Disengaging from negative feedback, comparing outcomes to in-group members, and increasing in-group identification Signup and view all the answers

What are the detrimental effects of positive stereotypes as discussed in the text?

Hostile sexism, benevolent sexism, and aversive prejudice Signup and view all the answers

How can stereotypes be overcome according to the text?

Social and cognitive interventions such as training and education, perspective-taking, and motivation to avoid stereotyping Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a consequence of stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination?

In-group favouritism Signup and view all the answers

What leads to the underestimation of the variability of out-group members compared to in-group members?

Out-group homogeneity effect Signup and view all the answers

Which cognitive bias involves overestimating the association between variables that are only slightly or not at all correlated?

Illusory correlation Signup and view all the answers

What personality variable refers to the extent to which one wants their in-group to dominate and be superior to out-groups?

Social dominance orientation Signup and view all the answers

What model explains that people within a group are more often compared to others within that group rather than to people in other groups?

Shifting standards model Signup and view all the answers

Which measure of stereotypes involves a fake lie-detector test?

Bogus pipeline Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Negative Consequences of Stereotyping and Ways to Overcome Them

Stereotypes lead to negative consequences such as behavioral confirmation, stereotype threat, reduced psychological well-being, and reverse discrimination
Behavioral confirmation/self-fulfilling prophecy occurs when individuals seek, interpret, and create information that verifies their own beliefs
Stereotype threat leads to fear that behavior may confirm an existing cultural stereotype and disrupts performance
Reduced psychological well-being is experienced by people in disadvantaged groups due to perceived prejudice and discrimination
Strategies for minimizing the effects of prejudice include disengaging from negative feedback, comparing outcomes to in-group members, and increasing in-group identification
Reverse discrimination occurs when preferential treatment is shown to those in stereotyped groups
Positive stereotypes can have detrimental effects, leading to hostile sexism, benevolent sexism, and aversive prejudice
Stereotyping is inevitable due to the automatic activation, difficulty of suppression, and persistence of subtle forms of discrimination
Stereotypes are activated automatically and are hard to suppress, leading to the ignoring of disconfirming evidence
Subtle discrimination persists despite less prevalent explicit stereotypes
Social and cognitive interventions can help overcome stereotypes through training and education, perspective-taking, and motivation to avoid stereotyping
Culture influences prejudice and stereotypes, varying in degree and content, as seen in the racial democracy theory in the U.S.

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Test your knowledge about how stereotypes can lead to negative consequences, including behavioral confirmation, stereotype threat, and reduced psychological well-being. Explore the impact of stereotypes on behaviors and attitudes.