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Module 45
Antisocial Relations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is prejudice? | an unjustifiable (and usually negative) attitude toward a group and its members |
| What is a stereotype? | a generalized (sometimes accurate but often overgeneralized) belief about a group of people |
| What is discrimination? | unjustifiable negative behavior toward a group and its members |
| What is just-world phenomenon? | a manifestation of the commonly held belief that good is rewarded and evil is punished |
| What phenomenon leads one to the logic "If I am rewarded, I must be good"? | the just-world phenomenon |
| What is the ingroup? | the people and groups with whom we share a common identity |
| What is the outgroup? | the people and groups that are excluded from our ingroup |
| What is ingroup bias? | the tendency to favor our own group |
| What is scapegoat theory? | proposes that prejudice provides an outlet for anger by finding someone to blame |
| What is the other-race effect? | our tendency to recall the faces of our own race more accurately than those of other races |
| What is aggression? | any physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt or destroy |
| What is the frustration-aggression principle? | states that aggression is triggered when people become angry because their efforts to achieve a goal have been blocked |
| What is a social script? | a culturally specific model of how to behave in various situations |
| Students at State University are convinced that their school is better than any other; this most directly illustrates what? | an ingroup bias |
| Alexis believe that all male athletes are self-centered and sexist. Her beliefs are an example of what? | stereotypes |
| Violent criminals often have diminished activity in the _______ of the brain, which play(s) an important role in _________. | frontal lobes; controlling impulses |
| Research studies have found a positive correlation between aggressive tendencies in animals and levels of what hormone? | testosterone |
| Why are people with power and status likely to become prejudiced? | they tend to justify the social inequalities between themselves and others |
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