Start Exam 2 (ch. 5)

Question 1

Prejudice: a___ toward people based solely on their g__.

Ex: r__, s__, a___

Answer 1

Attitudes

Group

Racism, sexism, ageism

Question 2

Continuum of Prejudice:

1) old-fashioned prejudice
- focuses on b___ s__.

• old-fashioned racism: blatant e__ from certain jobs, housing, and social groups.
• segregation: denial of v__ rights

Answer 2

Biological superiority

Exclusion

Voting

Question 3

“Contemporary Prejudice.”

• truly e___ values + remaining g__-b__ prejudice.
• prejudice is expressed in ways that can be j__ on u____ grounds.
• want to be able to r__ prejudice

Answer 3

Egalitarian

Group-based

Justified, unprejudiced

Rationalize

Question 4

Continuum of Prejudice:

2) modern-symbolic prejudice:
- belief that racial equality is g__, but that it had been a__.

Modern racism:
-n__ attitudes toward black people + belief in the American value of h__ w__

J___ group differences:

• “Not because of prejudice.”
• “because they lack hard work.”
• “they’re only looking for special favors.”

Answer 4

Good, achieved

Negative, hard work

Justifying

Question 5

Comparison:

Old-Fashioned vs. modern-symbolic:

• old-fashioned: b___ i___
• modern-symbolic: not about r__, it’s a s__/p__ issue

Answer 5

Biological inferiority

Race, social/political

Question 6

Continuum of Prejudice:

3) Aversive Prejudice:
- c___ endorse e___ values
- u___ negative towards black people and other historically disadvantaged groups.

•”aversive”

• interracial interactions are aversive
• result in a__ and d__
• motivation to a__/c__ them.

Answer 6

Consciously, egalitarian

Unconsciously

Anxiety, discomfort

Avoid, conclude

Question 7

Continuum of Prejudice:

3) Aversive Prejudice:

Partner Discomfort Study:

• non-black male participants
• do a word find task with partner
• IV: interact with white or black confederate
• DV’s: -blood pressure during interaction
• ratings of confederate by participant

People with aversive prejudice are u__, a__ around minorities.
-They also o____ via increased reported l__.

•Rationalizing:
-aversive racism —> discrimination under certain conditions
•if clear “correct” behavior: give __ response
•if unclear “correct” behavior: give __ response

Answer 7

Uncomfortable, anxious
Overcompensate, liking

Fair, discriminating

Question 8

Continuum of Prejudice:

4) ambivalent prejudice:

•meaning of ambivalence

• ambi=b___
• valence=g__/b__

Ambivalent Prejudice: n__ and p__ feelings about a group.

• positive+negative=c___ which is u___.
• motivated to reduce c__.

How to fix conflict?
•increase p___ or increase n___
-Response Amplification: more e___ behavior towards a stigmatized group than towards a non-stigmatized group.

Answer 8

Both
Good/bad

Negative, positive

Conflict
Uncomfortable
Conflict

Positivity, negativity
Extreme

Question 9

Continuum of Prejudice:

4) ambivalent prejudice:

•Ambivalent Persuasion Study
-measure ambivalent attitude toward Native American people
-IV: receive persuasive information
•pro-native land grants
•anti-native land grants
-DV: measure attitudes toward Native American people.

Main Point: to reduce c___, ambivalent people swing more e___ to one side or the other.

Answer 9

Conflict, extremely

Question 10

What form of prejudice does each statement represent?

• I don’t like discrimination, but don’t like minorities either, they make me anxious.
• I hate minorities; they are biologically inferior: discrimination is justifiable.
• I don’t like discrimination: I have positive and negative beliefs about minorities.
• I don’t like minorities; they are morally inferior. Discrimination no longer exists.

Answer 10

Aversive

Old-fashioned

Ambivalent

Modern symbolic

Question 11

Continuum of Prejudice:

5) non-prejudiced people:
- have complex s__ i___
- parts of self concept having to do with g__ m__.
- more likely to share common s___ identity (I.e: all basketball players).

Answer 11

Social identities

Group membership

Superordinate