Social Psychology Questions

The term "discrimination" refers to:

Which of the options below is an example of a stereotype?

Does the queue of people waiting at the checkout in the supermarket make up a social group?

A necessary condition for stereotyping to occur is:

When we think of Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber as pop stars, we pay less attention to the differences between them than when we think of them as a woman and man respectively. This illustrates the effect of:

Which of the following statements about social categorization is NOT true?

You are at a party where most people are dressed up and dancing. You get the impression that it is mainly the people who are not dressed up who are sitting aside. You conclude that most people who do not dress up for a party will sit aside, when objectively this is not the case. This is an example of:

Which of the following statements about the "just-world belief" is true?

The presence of a single member of a social group in another social group usually means that:

Which of the following techniques does NOT measure stereotypes and prejudice on an implicit level?

Stereotypes have greater effect when judgments must be made:

Which of the following is NOT a tactic to overcome stereotype effects?

Which of the statements below is true?

Sagar and Schofield’s (1980) study showing that the same behavior was interpreted differently depending on the group the actor belonged to demonstrates that:

Which is NOT a powerful mechanism that can be triggered to keep stereotypes from changing, even when contact contradicts a stereotype?

The forming of subtypes of a social category makes it possible for us to:

Information about a person that doesn't fit the stereotype of the group to which the person belongs will usually lead people to:

Intergroup contact will lead to the changing of stereotypes and an improvement of intergroup relations only under certain conditions. One of these conditions is that the behavior that invalidates existing stereotypes:

Contact between groups diminishes prejudice if this contact involves:

That people feel relatively positive about groups that live nearby demonstrates the effects of:

Labeling oneself as a member of a social group is called:

According to social identity theory, the driving force behind the in-group bias is:

The experiment conducted by Marques et al. (1988) shows that identification with the in-group increases in the presence of:

In contrast to people living in interdependent cultures like Japan or Morocco, people living in individualistic cultures like the USA are more inclined to:

People see themselves as a typical group member when:

Basking in reflected glory (BIRG) seems to occur in an attempt to:

How can group membership satisfy people’s need for individuality and connectedness?

Which of the following statements about the in-group bias is true?

People have a linguistic bias when describing actions of in- and out-group members. This entails that:

In-group favoritism is accompanied by out-group derogation:

In general, you know more people from your in-group than from your out-group. Therefore, there's a large probability that there is a diverse range of individuals in the in-group. This helps to explain:

Which of the statements below is true? I: People can recognize faces of their own ethnic group more easily than faces of members of other groups. II: The cross-race effect disappears when people are motivated to pay close attention.

Discrimination in a minimal intergroup situation occurs on the basis of:

Which statement about discrimination by high- and low-status groups that are threatened is true?

Stereotype threat and its effects can be reduced:

When attributing negative reactions of others to prejudice against one’s group:

Which of the following statements is true? I: Concealing a devalued social identity may be a mixed blessing. II: To deal with the problems of living with a concealed social identity, the potential anonymity of the internet can help.

Making clear that you regard the poor performance of an in-group member as unrepresentative of the group is termed:

Which of the following statements is true? I: The choice between individual mobility and social change is predominantly determined by the identification with the in-group, and the ease with which the in-group can be left. II: The strategy a person employs is dependent on the ease with which the membership of the group can be concealed.

There are several strategies that people can employ for dealing with a negatively regarded group membership. Which is NOT such a strategy?