TB6 SPA Lecture 3 MCQs; Prejudice and Discrimination

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1. What is implicit prejudice?

  • Prejudice that lies beneath concious awareness, may influence behaviours that are difficult to control (e.g eye movement)
  • Prejudice that lies in concious awareness, may influence behaviours that are difficult to control (e.g eye movement)
  • Lower levels of prejudice such as microaggressions and negative body language
  • Higher levels of prejudice such as legitimised prejudice and dehumanisation
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2. Which of these is NOT an effect of prejudice and discrimination?

  • Negative psychological wellbeing & Depression
  • Legitimised prejudice
  • Social stigma
  • Violence

3. What is vicarious contact?

  • When positive behaviours are acquired through observing ingroup/outgroup relationships
  • When ingroup members have outgroup friends
  • Mentally simulating a meeting with outgroup members

4. What is extended contact?

  • When ingroup members have outgroup friends
  • When positive behaviours are acquired through observing ingroup/outgroup relationships
  • Mentally simulating a meeting with outgroup members

5. How does social identity theory explain prejudice and discrimination?

  • If a member of the outgroup enters the context of the ingroup, to retain the distinctiveness of the groups identity prejudice will occur
  • If the outgroup has different beliefs to the ingroup, there will be prejudice
  • If the distinctiveness of the group identity is perceived to be threatened, increased effort will be made to make the ingroup dissimilar to outgroup (prejudice)
  • The ingroup will conform in displaying prejudice and discrimination towards the outgroup

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