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To stereotype is to |
| | A) | generalize. |
| | B) | make a mistake. |
| | C) | behave. |
| | D) | be specific. |
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At every employment stage, _______________ discrimination exceeds all other forms of discrimination. |
| | A) | weight |
| | B) | race |
| | C) | gender |
| | D) | sexual orientation |
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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. |
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Stereotypes are to _______________ as prejudices are to _______________. |
| | A) | behavior; beliefs. |
| | B) | beliefs; behavior. |
| | C) | cognition; behavior. |
| | D) | beliefs; attitudes. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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) | ingroup bias. |
| | B) | the "just-world" hypothesis. |
| | C) | realistic group conflict theory. |
| | D) | social comparison theory. |
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Realistic group 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. |
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Which of the below is the correct order (from least to most expensive) with which various groups were sold a new car at 90 Chicago-area dealers? |
| | A) | White females, Black males, Black females, White males |
| | B) | White females, Black females, White males, Black males, |
| | C) | White males, Black males, White females, Black females |
| | D) | White males, White females, Black males, Black females |
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When you have a small, low-status group, you are |
| | A) | less susceptible to biases in general. |
| | B) | less likely to be susceptible to ingroup bias. |
| | C) | equally likely to be susceptible to ingroup or outgroup bias. |
| | D) | more likely to be susceptible to ingroup bias. |
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Parents announce the birth of their baby boys with more ______________ than the birth of their baby girls. In contrast, parents announce the birth of their baby girls with more _______________ than the birth of their baby boys. |
| | A) | exuberance; regret |
| | B) | regret; exuberance |
| | C) | pride; happiness |
| | D) | happiness; pride |
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Whereas the _______________ theory of prejudice is based on competition for resources, the _______________ is based on a need to see one's group as "better." |
| | A) | evolutionary; social competition theory |
| | B) | social identity; realistic group conflict theory |
| | C) | realistic conflict; social identity theory |
| | D) | social identity; drive theory |
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Outgroup bias is strongest when |
| | A) | people are with other ingroup members. |
| | B) | people are alone. |
| | C) | people are with outgroup members. |
| | D) | when you are in the minority. |
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Unequal status breeds _______________ |
| | A) | stereotyping. |
| | B) | prejudice. |
| | C) | discrimination. |
| | D) | deindividualization. |
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"We are all different; but they are all alike." This statement supports |
| | A) | ingroup heterogeneity. |
| | B) | outgroup homogeneity. |
| | C) | a bias at its worst. |
| | D) | ingroup homogeneity. |
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Results of studies concerning the homogeneity with which outgroups are perceived by ingroups indicates |
| | A) | outgroup members are seen as "all-alike" in appearance and behavior. |
| | B) | more specific differentiating information about the outgroup is recalled than about the ingroup. |
| | C) | cognitive representations about the outgroup are more complex than about the ingroup. |
| | D) | ingroups are seen as "all-alike" in appearance and behavior. |
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Positive behavior by an outgroup member is often |
| | A) | enough to change people's stereotypes. |
| | B) | seen as typical. |
| | C) | discounted. |
| | D) | generalized to the group. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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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