Question: Studies on the effects of stereotypic expectations have shown that teacher’s stereotypic expectations of their students:
Answer Options:
A) had no effect on actual student performance.
B) changed student behavior such that students performed in line with stereotypes.
C) changed student behavior such that students performed counter to stereotypes.
D) changed student behavior such that all students performed more poorly.
Answer: B) changed student behavior such that students performed in line with stereotypes.
Question: When people act in accord with stereotypes they are engaging in _______.
Answer Options:
A) disidentification
B) stereotype threat
C) stereotype-confirming behavior
D) ingroup bias
Answer: C) stereotype-confirming behavior
Question: ________________ is a phenomenon whereby intense cultural scrutiny of the female body leads many girls and women to view themselves as objects to be looked at and judged.
Answer Options:
A) Self-objectification
B) Stereotype threat
C) Stigma consciousness
D) Disidentification
Answer: A) Self-objectification
Question: Self-objectification has been shown to _______.
Answer Options:
A) decrease body shame
B) increase body shame
C) decrease anxiety
D) decrease self-disgust
Answer: B) increase body shame
Question: Being exposed to idealized images of women’s bodies likely contributes to _______.
Answer Options:
A) disidentification
B) master status
C) self-objectification
D) empowerment
Answer: C) self-objectification
Question: Lisa believes that her most defining attributes relate to her physical attractiveness. Lisa is high in _______.
Answer Options:
A) stereotype threat
B) ingroup bias
C) disidentification
D) self-objectification
Answer: D) self-objectification
Question: Body shame resulting from self-objectification:
Answer Options:
A) increases self-esteem.
B) is a psychologically healthy motivator of weight loss.
C) can lead to disordered eating.
D) has not been shown to predict any long-term psychological problems.
Answer: C) can lead to disordered eating.
Question: ________________ is the concern that one might do something to confirm a negative stereotype about one’s group either in one’s own eyes or the eyes of someone else.
Answer Options:
A) Master status
B) Stereotype threat
C) Stigma consciousness
D) Disidentification
Answer: B) Stereotype threat
Question: Research found that _______ students performed significantly worse on verbal problems when those problems were described as being diagnostic of intelligence.
Answer Options:
A) White
B) Asian
C) college
D) Black
Answer: D) Black
Question: Sharon is the only woman in an advanced college Math class. If a negative stereotype about women’s math ability is made salient during an exam, Sharon’s performance could be influenced by _______.
Answer Options:
A) self-objectification
B) stereotype threat
C) disidentification
D) ingroup bias
Answer: B) stereotype threat
Question: Stereotype threat:
Answer Options:
A) depletes cognitive resources.
B) increases self-esteem.
C) typically improves performance.
D) has not been tested experimentally.
Answer: A) depletes cognitive resources.
Question: Stereotype threat is felt most acutely among those who:
Answer Options:
A) are not part of a stigmatized group.
B) are not aware of a stereotype about their group.
C) are highly identified with their group.
D) hold negative stereotypes about other groups.
Answer: C) are highly identified with their group.
Question: ________________ is when one gets a performance boost as the result of being reminded of a positive stereotype.
Answer Options:
A) Stereotype threat
B) Stereotype confirmation
C) Empowerment
D) Stereotype lift
Answer: D) Stereotype lift
Question: ________________ is the feeling that your group simply is not valued in a domain and that you do not belong there.
Answer Options:
A) Stereotype threat
B) Stereotype confirmation
C) Social identity threat
D) Stereotype lift
Answer: C) Social identity threat