
Stereotypes
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- Q1Q. Who proposed Illusory Correlation as an explanation for stereotype formation?Hamilton and GiffordHarry and HermioneGoldilocks and Humburger30s
- Q2Q. What in an illusory correlation?A relationship that is based on factA relationship that does existA fake relationshipA relationship between two events that do not actually exist30s
- Q3What is cognitive bias?A persons tendency to overestimate their abilityIt occurs when we don't understand somethingIt occurs when someone doesn't believe in themselvesa person's tendency to make errors in judgment based on cognitive factors30s
- Q4A good concept to use to explain the formation of stereotypes is...Confirmation biasMisinformation effectSelf-esteem hypothesisOut-group homogeneity effect30s
- Q5"The Grain of Truth Hypothesis" suggests thatstereotype must originate from some kind of truth in order for an assumption to be made30s
- Q6Explaining away outgroup members' positive behaviors and attributing negative behaviors to their dispositions is referred to asthe outgroup homogeneity effectthe just world phenomenongroup-serving biasthe scapegoat theory of prejudice30s