The difference between prejudice and discrimination is

that prejudice is an attitude and discrimination an action

The Stanford prison experiment showed

that status and power can negatively affect behaviour

Prejudice is often defined as holding a negative attitude towards members of a group...

based solely upon their membersip of that group

A parent has (select all relevant answers)

reward power, coercive power, legitimate power

Cognitive dissonance occurs when

there is a lack of consistency between the three components

Obedience occurs when we follow the commands of .... (best description)

someone with authority, or the rules or laws of our society

Deindividuation is a psychological state believed to be an important factor in explaining

risky conduct of people in crowds with high level of emotion

Status refers to the importance of an individual’s position in the group,

as perceived by members of the group.

The results of Milgram's experiments showed that

group pressure and social proximity affect obedience

Conformity is the tendency to adjust one’s thoughts, feelings or behaviour in ways

that are in agreement with a certain person or group

A group is any collection of two or more people who

interact and influence one another and share a common goal.

An attitude is an evaluation a person makes about

an object, person, group, event or issue

The tri-component model of attitudes proposes that any attitude has three related components

the affective, behavioural and cognitive components

An example of indirect discrimination is

not providing wheel chair access at a public hall

Discrimination refers to positive or negative behaviour that is directed towards

a social group and its members.

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1
The difference between prejudice and discrimination is
that prejudice is an attitude and discrimination an action
that prejudice is the consequence of discrimination
that prejudice is the application of discrimination
that prejudice is an action and discrimination an attitude
2
The Stanford prison experiment showed
that power is necessary for status to occur
that role playing prisoners is not close to reality
that status and power can negatively affect behaviour
it didn't matter that ethical issues were overlooked
3
A police officer has
reward power
legitimate power
informational power
expert power
4
Stereotypes
can be useful to quickly assess a person we meet
all of the previous answers
are a collection of beliefs we have about a person or group
can lead to stigmatisation
5
Prejudice is often defined as holding a negative attitude towards members of a group...
based solely on their physical prowess
based solely upon their membersip of that group
based solely on their intelligence
based solely on their appearance
6
Experiments on conformity were conducted by
Solomon Asch
Paul Ekman
Darley and Latane
Saul Ascher
7
Repeated exposure shapes our attitudes through
all of the other answers
Media campaigns
internet advertising
TV advertisements
8
A parent has (select all relevant answers)
reward power
referent power
coercive power
legitimate power
9
Cognitive dissonance occurs when
there is a lack of consistency between the three components
there is too much of the affextive component
the cognitive component overtakes the affective component
the three components are all equal
10
The Stanford Prison experiment was conducted by
Solomon Asch
Paul Zimbardo
Philip Zimbardo
Stanley Milgram
11
This picture is an example of:
Operant conditioning
Classical conditioning
Social learning
Repeated exposure
12
Obedience occurs when we follow the commands of .... (best description)
people in power
someone else
our parents
someone with authority, or the rules or laws of our society
13
Deindividuation is a psychological state believed to be an important factor in explaining
the impact of pro-social group behaviour
why people like shouting at football games
risky conduct of people in crowds with high level of emotion
why people like being in a group
14
Which of the following is an example of a group?
thousands cheering at a football match
two people playing chess
three people in a lift
twenty-five people on a bus
15
Status refers to the importance of an individual’s position in the group,
as perceived by other cultures
as perceived by society
as perceived by members of the group.
as perceived by everyone else
16
Stanley Milgram's experiment involved
orders to stop participants giving electrical shocks
teaching the learner how to remember words
giving electrical shocks to participants
deceiving the participants
17
The results of Milgram's experiments showed that
people like to obey if they see others disobey
people won't obey orders if they may inflict pain
only legitimacy of authority figure affects obedience
group pressure and social proximity affect obedience
18
Conformity is the tendency to adjust one’s thoughts, feelings or behaviour in ways
that help people to have the same view
that enable the group to work as a whole
that are in agreement with a certain person or group
that agree with their peers
19
A group is any collection of two or more people who
interact and influence one another and share a common goal.
interact with each other
interact and influence each other
who share a common goal
20
Members of collectivist cultures are less likely to make the fundamental attribution error.
TRUE
FALSE
21
An attitude is an evaluation a person makes about
an event or issue
an object, person or group
an object or person
an object, person, group, event or issue
22
The tri-component model of attitudes proposes that any attitude has three related components
the affective, behavioural and calculating components
the affluent, behavioural and calculating componenets
the affective, behavioural and cognitive components
the affluent, behavioural and cognitive components
23
Attitudes and behaviour are more likely to match when
the attitude is easily accessible
all the other answers
there is perceived control over behaviour
the attitude is strong
24
An example of indirect discrimination is
not providing wheel chair access at a public hall
overlooking someone applying for a job based on their age
overlooking someone applying for a job based on their gender
calling someone names based on their race
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Discrimination refers to positive or negative behaviour that is directed towards
a group of disliked people
well-liked people
a social group and its members.
people that are weaker than others

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