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1

To stereotype is to
A)generalize.
B)make a mistake.
C)behave.
D)be specific.
2

Goldberg (1968) asked female students to evaluate essays hypothetically written by a male or female. He found
A)Whites were more prejudiced against men.
B)Blacks were more prejudiced against men.
C)women were more prejudiced against women.
D)men were more prejudiced against women.
3

Stereotypes are to _____ as prejudices are to _____.
A)behavior; beliefs.
B)beliefs; behavior.
C)cognition; behavior.
D)beliefs; attitudes.
4

Social dominance orientation is a personality dimension characterized by
A)a need to belong in a group.
B)a motivation to have one's group be high in status.
C)a need to be dominant in all that one does.
D)a motivation to have one's self be high in status.
5

People who prefer professions in politics and business, oppose affirmative action, and support tax cuts for the rich often (are)
A)more actively involved in charities.
B)stress social equalities.
C)more egalitarian.
D)have a social dominance orientation.
6

More lynchings of African-Americans took place in the American south during years of economic crisis. This suggests that prejudice can partly be explained by
A)in-group bias.
B)the "just-world" hypothesis.
C)realistic conflict theory.
D)social comparison theory.
7

Realistic conflict theory holds that
A)competition between groups for recognition leads to prejudice.
B)competition between groups for scarce resources leads to prejudice.
C)it is obvious that groups will always be in conflict because of evolution.
D)competition between groups over perceived inequalities leads to prejudice.
8

You belong to a(n) _____; they belong to a(n) _____.
A)in-group; out-group.
B)bad group; good group.
C)out-group; in-group.
D)a low-status group; a high-status group.
9

When you have a small, low-status group you are
A)less susceptible to biases in general.
B)less likely to be susceptible to in-group bias.
C)equally likely to be susceptible to in-group or out-group bias.
D)more likely to be susceptible to in-group bias.
10

_____ is the notion that we are in competition with other groups not over resources, but over a need to view our group as better.
A)realistic conflict theory.
B)social identity theory.
C)drive theory.
D)social facilitation theory.
11

Whereas the _____ theory of prejudice is based on competition for resources, _____ is based on a need to see one's group as "better."
A)evolutionary; social competition theory.
B)social identity; realistic conflict theory.
C)realistic conflict; social identity theory
D)social identity; drive theory.
12

Out-group bias is strongest when
A)people are with other in-group members.
B)people are alone.
C)people are with out-group members.
D)when you are in the minority.
13

The belief that people deserve what they get and get what they deserve is the
A)hindsight bias.
B)mere exposure effect.
C)deindindividuation.
D)just-world hypothesis.
14

"We are all different; but they are all alike." This statement supports
A)in-group heterogeneity.
B)out-group homogeneity.
C)a bias at its worst.
D)in-group homogeneity.
15

Results of studies concerning the homogeneity with which out-groups are perceived by in-groups indicates
A)out-group members are seen as "all-alike" in appearance and behavior.
B)more specific differentiating information about the out-group is recalled than about the in-group.
C)cognitive representations about the out-group are more complex than about the in-group.
D)in-groups are seen as "all-alike" in appearance and behavior.
16

Positive behavior by an out-group member is often
A)enough to change people's stereotypes.
B)seen as typical.
C)discounted.
D)generalized to the group.
17

Illusory correlations develop because
A)of the low IQs of observers.
B)the co-occurrence of events stand out in memory.
C)the correlation coefficient is so large.
D)the correlation coefficient is so small.
18

In cases of rape, many believe that the victim somehow deserved it. This reaction is best explained by
A)the mere exposure effect.
B)deindividuation.
C)the just-world hypothesis.
D)the hindsight bias.
19

After delivering painful shocks to a "learner" in a teacher/learner paradigm, subjects often report that they feel the "learner" deserved the shocks for being a slow learner. This reaction is best explained by
A)the just-world hypothesis.
B)deindividuation.
C)the mere exposure effect.
D)the hindsight bias.





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