Question 1 – Prejudice

1. a)Provide an example of a prejudiced attitude (the example need not reflect how you truly feel). Next, identify and provide an example of the affective, cognitive and behavioral components of this prejudiced attitude.
2. b) What is stereotype threat, why does it arise, and what are the consequences?
3. c) How does group membership-(even in minimal groups)-contribute to prejudice and discrimination?
4. d) How does a belief in a just world contribute to blaming the victims of injustice?
5. e) What are some promising avenues for reducing prejudice?

Question 2 – Attraction

1. a) A great deal of psychological research supports the folk wisdom that "birds of a feather flock together," but there is little empirical support for the folk wisdom that "opposites attract." According to social psychologists, what are several reasons we tend to find people similar to us attractive?
2. b) Does preference for similarity influence the effect of physical attractiveness on attraction to a romantic partner? Explain.

Question 3 – Love

1. a) According to researchers, how is companionate love different from passionate love?
2. b) Apply Sternberg’s triangle theory of love to your own experiences. Identify one relationship in your life (or one you have observed) that corresponds to each of the 8 types of love derived from the triangle and be sure to explain why each example fits that type.

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