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1. Which of the following is NOT a true statement about stereotypes of groups of people?
A. They may serve to limit the availability of jobs and opportunities for certain groups
B. They are said to be the cognitive component of prejudice
C. They are not harmful if they are generally accurate
D. People who endorse several positive stereotypes also endorse several negative ones
2. While in the process of robbing a bank, Mr. Pink knocks a bystander out cold with a blow to the head. He did it more to obtain the money, rather than out of a desire to hurt the person. This is an example of
A. Sanctioned aggression
B. Criminal aggression
C. Hostile aggression
D. Instrumental aggression
3. Karen is a political official who takes pride in the fact that her personal perspective does not influence her work in the Housing and Urban Development Administration (HUD). Karen's parents hold a deep mistrust of immigrants, and she has done her best to try to change the way her parents think about the issue by referencing statistics that indicate immigrants commit fewer crimes than native citizens. Despite her best intentions, an Implicit Association Test (IAT) indicated that she has negative associations with immigrants too. In fact, she sometimes responds to encounters with immigrants with a panicked, visceral negative feeling. With the help of the analytics department, she makes sure that her personal feelings do not impact the distribution of resources that HUD offers to immigrant communities. This example demonstrates that in some cases ________ can occur without ________.
A. Prejudice; discrimination
B. Discrimination; self-fulfilling prophecy
C. Stereotyping; prejudice
D. Stereotyping; discrimination
4. Which of the following real-world examples is most consistent with the predictions of realistic group conflict theory?
A. Millions of people have fled Syria since 2011 because of the ongoing civil war
B. Working-class Americans exhibited the most anti-black prejudice in the wake of the civil rights movement because their jobs were most at risk
C. After the San Francisco Giants beat the Kansas City Royals in the 2014 World Series, Giants fans set fires, shattered windows, and committed other violent acts
D. Members of the Nazi Party in World War II Germany believed that they belonged to a superior race
5. What is it called when people make predictions about how a particular event will make them feel in the future?
A. Affective forecasting
B. Emotional simulation
C. Emotional role play
D. Affect projection
6. Which of the following is NOT true about contact with the outgroup to successfully achieve reductions in prejudice?
A. Both sides must get to know each other in a friendly, informal setting
B. Both sides must pursue a common goal
C. Both sides must have equal status
D. Both sides must be exposed to one member of the group
7. Suppose you wanted to get people to use electricity where you work by getting them to turn off the lights when they leave. Which of the following is most likely to succeed, based on research in social psychology?
A. Get people to sign a public pledge that they will turn off the lights when they leave
B. Ask people to do both - sign the public pledge and write discussing times when they didn't turn off the lights
C. Ask people to write discussing times when they forgot to turn off the lights when they left
D. Ask people to sign the public pledge and write discussing times when they did turn off the lights
8. Which type of locus of control generally leads to more negative health outcomes?
A. Internal locus of control
B. Fixed locus of control
C. External locus of control
D. Dynamic locus of growth
9. Which of the following strategies for reducing aggression has been shown to be the most effective?
A. Building empathy with others
B. Viewing violent media
C. Retaliating against the aggression
D. Catharsis through punching an object, like a pillow
10. It's a busy day at the DMV and many people are waiting their turn to get their motor vehicle registration information. As one man gets up to leave, he accidentally drops a folder he was carrying and papers go everywhere. Which person is least likely to help him pick up the papers?
A. Meghan, who was just thinking about times in her past when she acted in uninhibited ways
B. Pat, who is very religious but doesn't know the man who dropped the papers
C. Delilah, who is feeling guilty because she should be home helping her roomates clean their apartment
D. James, who is taking social psychology and heard a lecture about the five steps involved in bystander response earlier in the week.