17. Andrea is a female manager in a manufacturing plant, and she tends to favor the women
who work for her. She relies on them more when problems arise, assigns them desired
shifts and overtime work, and gives them higher raises than she does for her male work-
ers. Andrea's behavior represents...
a. Stereotyping
b. Prejudice
c. Discrimination
d. Stereotype threat
18. Erin uses cocaine recreationally. The drug is beginning to affect her job performance;
deep down she knows this. What might Erin tell herself to resolve the dissonance
between the notion that she enjoys using cocaine and the knowledge that it's affecting
her work?
a. "I only use drugs on occasional weekends."
b. "If my work has slipped lately, it's not the drugs -- it's the extra pressure lately and
the lack of recognition around here."
c. "Drugs have no effect on my job."
d. Any of these
19. One makes an attribution when one....
a. Forms an evaluation of an object, person, event, or behavior
b. Resolves the conflict between two contradictory thoughts
c. Is influenced by a persuasive message
d. Decides on the causes of an individual's behavior
20. The attribution process is influenced by...
a. The time one has to formulate an explanation of an individual's behavior
b. The attention one can devote to formulating an explanation of an individual's
behavior
c. The degree to which one is motivated to formulate an explanation of an
individual's behavior
d. All of these