Author Question: Suppose that Paul is gay, but he does not fit your stereotype of gay people: He wears baggy jeans, ... (Read 95 times)

audie · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Suppose that Paul is gay, but he does not fit your stereotype of gay people: He wears baggy jeans, constantly swears, has sloppy table manners, and enjoys sports. Instead of changing the way you think about gay people as a group, however, you just decide that Paul belongs to a special class of gay people (gay jocks). This would be an example of ____.

a. the self-fulfilling prophecy
b. aversive prejudice
c. subtyping
d. the outgroup homogeneity bias

Question 2

The sociometer theory of self-esteem suggests that personal self-esteem ____.

a. functions as an indicator of how socially acceptable or unacceptable we are
b. is a reflection of how happy or unhappy our social networks are
c. is directly related to the self-esteem levels of the people around us
d. is partially based on how much we value, or esteem, the various social groups that we are part of