Compare and contrast the following terms:
Prejudice
Discrimination
Stereotype (and stereotype threat)
Racism
Sexism
Know the findings regarding the above concepts ((from PPT, class discussion, text))
What is the just world phenomenon
What is “facism” and how does it relate to depictions of males vs. females in the
media/advertising?
In terms of discipline and reactions to “wrong- doing”, know the difference between
Type I and Type II punishment vs. Pos and Neg reinforcement (( see table and additional
document on punishment in BB))
What are some of the effects of the use of punishment? What are some alternatives?
What is your textbook author’s preferred definition of aggression?
What are the different KINDS of aggression defined in the PPT and text material? Think
of some examples of each
What are findings regarding the things that seem to predict or “provoke” aggression
How are things like frustration, limited resources, displacement and alcohol related to
aggression?
What things seem to predict liking and/or attraction? What are some theories that help
explain liking and attraction?
We spent quite a lot of time on the findings regarding our need to belong – know how we
might illustrate our need to belong, as well as some of the outcomes when our need to
belong has been thwarted (e.g., ostracism, etc.)
Know the difference between the following terms:
Reciprocity norm
Ingratiation
Foot-in-the-door phenomenon
Social responsibility norm
Bystander effect/ bystander intervention/diff kinds of bystanders?
Anticipatory liking
Mere-exposure effect
Matching phenomenon
Mirror-image perceptions, self-fulfilling prophecy
Egoism vs. altruism
Be sure to review the TABLE in Blackboard on the various kinds of attachment/relations
Compare and contrast the secure vs. insecure attachment styles, and look what predicts
them as well as what the outcomes tend to be for each
What kinds of things predict HELPING? What can we do to improve the likelihood of
getting help when we need it?
Know the findings regarding helping and number of bystanders as well as time
constraints