Question

1. An engineering department at a university wants to increase the number of female engineering majors and graduates. Which of the following strategies would BEST help with this goal?

1. ignoring gender

2. hiring more male professors

3. asking professors to always make gender salient prior to any test

4. hiring female professors that could serve as role models

2. Social identity threat is detrimental because...

a) it tells us everything is good, and we have nothing to worry about.

b) it raises concerns about belonging and trust.

c) it increases identification with that particular area.

d) it allows us to rely more on other people in that area.

3. Black women are more likely to anticipate and attribute experiences of discrimination to their ethnic group than their gender.

False

True

4. As an atheist, Peter is very careful with disclosing his religious point of view. Which of the following strategies is Peter using?

1. Denying his experiences with prejudice

2. Devaluing a domain where he experiences bias

3. Concealing his stigmatized identity

4. Identifying with fellow ingroup members

5. Which of the following is not part of the Confronting Prejudiced Responses (The CPR) model?

1. Taking action and confronting prejudice.

2. Discussing with others to find the best strategies to respond to prejudice.

3. Recognizing remarks and actions as prejudiced.

4. Taking responsibility for responding to prejudice.

5. Perceiving prejudice as an emergency.

6. Which of the following is NOT one of Allport's four principal ingredients for positive intergroup contact?

1. social norms should favor intergroup contact

2. equal status between groups in the situation

3. the motive to avoid being prejudiced

4. there should be some close interactions among individual members of the groups

Answer 1

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First one

Correct answer and explanation: hiring female professors that could serve as role models. This scenario can help increase females students as teachers can be very influential.

Wrong answer and explanation: Ignorance will bring no results. Hiring more male professors will lead to a more male-dominant engineering environment. Making gender salient before the test will help bring balance in the gender intake but the question is about the best measure.