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Question

1. The prejudice reduction model focuses on _______, but the collective action model focuses on _______.

A. changing social norms; reducing individuals' bias
B. members of the advantaged group; members of the disadvantaged groups
C. members of the disadvantaged group; members of the advantaged groups
D. empowerment; intergroup contact

2. Which of the following is likely to undermine individual motivations to engage in collective action?

A. Isolation from the advantaged group.
B. Positive intergroup contact between groups.
C. A feeling of powerlessness.
D. Strong community ties with other members of the disadvantaged group.

3. Why does the discussion of ambivalent sexism support the authors' claim that prejudice cannot be understood as simple negativity?

A. Ambivalent sexism suggests that prejudice toward women is different than prejudice toward other groups, thereby undermining the concept of prejudice.
B. Unlike prejudice, sexism does not correspond to attitudes.
C. Ambivalent sexism does not lead to discrimination, unlike forms of racism.
D. Ambivalent sexism acknowledges that prejudice often appears positive.

4. Why is intergroup helping sometimes problematic?

A. People only help to benefit themselves, which can harm certain groups even if they appear to be being helped.
B. Helping conveys power, which can remind people of inequality.
C. Help is often offered at incorrect times, which can result in a group's needs not being addressed.
D. Helping is difficult, and certain groups will refuse to help others.

5. According to the Dixon et al. reading, there are four main differences between the prejudice reduction and collective action models.

Describe 2 of these differences

6. Which of the following is NOT a component of the self-regulation of prejudice model ?

a. personal responsibility

b. discrepant response awareness

c. retrospective reflection

d. generation of alternative responses

7. Stereotype ______ is to the spontaneous generation of a stereotypic thought; stereotype _______ is the influence of that stereotypic thought on your behavior.

a. activation; application

b. implicit bias; explicit bias

c. application; activation

d. suppression; regulation

8. After completing the Should-Would Discrepancy Questionnaire, which type of person is most likely to regulate bias ?

a. Those who felt sad about their responses.

b. Those who report small discrepancies.

c. Those who reported large discrepancies.

d. Those who report they would behave in very biased ways toward Blacks.

9. ______ motivations refer to motivations to avoid bias because of personal values; _______ motivations to refer to motivations to avoid bias because of public pressures .

a. internal; external.

b. genuine; superficial

c. external; internal

d. personal; social

10. According to one of the readings, self-regulation can reduce the ______ of stereotypes, but counterstereotyping can reduce the ______ of stereotypes.

number; expression
application; activation.
activation; application
expression; number

11. According to the readings, completing the Should-Would Discrepancy Questionnaire did not reduce stereotyping for all participants. What type of participant did not reduce stereotyping after completing this questionnaire?

male participants
participants high in prejudice
distracted participants
unmotivated participants

12. What type of emotion, or affect, is important in predicting self-regulation?

embarrassment
anger
shocked
guilt

13. Which of the following is NOT one of the outcomes of becoming aware of a discrepant response?

prospective reflection
behavioral inhibition
retrospective reflection
negative self-directed affect (guilt)