Question 1

A stereotype is

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A) a type of category. 
B) a neutral observation. 
C) considered a guide for understanding. 
D) all of these 
A) a type of category. 
B) a neutral observation. 
C) considered a guide for understanding. 
D) all of these A

Question 2

According to the author, social scientists

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A) regard creating categories as their ultimate goal. 
B) regard rejecting categorization as their ultimate goal. 
C) regard understanding cause as their ultimate goal. 
D) see finding exceptions as their ultimate goal. 
A) regard creating categories as their ultimate goal. 
B) regard rejecting categorization as their ultimate goal. 
C) regard understanding cause as their ultimate goal. 
D) see finding exceptions as their ultimate goal. C

Question 3

Categories

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A) arise out of social interaction. 
B) are used to make comparisons. 
C) are the foundation of much of our learning. 
D) all of these 
A) arise out of social interaction. 
B) are used to make comparisons. 
C) are the foundation of much of our learning. 
D) all of these D

Question 4

Ultimately, the author _________ stereotyping.

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A) accepts 
B) rejects 
C) considers 
D) None of these. 
A) accepts 
B) rejects 
C) considers 
D) None of these.

Question 5

The author argues that generalization arises from our

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A) instinct. 
B) roles. 
C) inability to get along with one another. 
D) ability to use language. 
A) instinct. 
B) roles. 
C) inability to get along with one another. 
D) ability to use language.

Question 6

Why do humans use categories and generalizations?

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Humans use categories and generalization

Question 7

According to the author, the spirit of social science is to

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A) develop accurate stereotypes about people. 
B) develop accurate generalizations about people. 
C) develop understanding without generalizing about people. 
D) generalize knowledge about other animals to understand human beings. 
A) develop accurate stereotypes about people. 
B) develop accurate generalizations about people. 
C) develop understanding without generalizing about people. 
D) generalize knowledge about other animals to understand human beings.

Question 8

How is a generalization different than a stereotype? Describe several ways in which they differ.

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A generalization is a broad statement or

Question 9

The individual who uses the stereotype

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A) is generally interested in why one category of people is different from another. 
B) is generally not interested in understanding why one category of people is different from another. 
C) usually does not believe that people in one category is different from those in another category. 
D) tends to see all individuals as different from one another. 
A) is generally interested in why one category of people is different from another. 
B) is generally not interested in understanding why one category of people is different from another. 
C) usually does not believe that people in one category is different from those in another category. 
D) tends to see all individuals as different from one another.

Question 10

Stereotypes

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A) aid our understanding of people. 
B) get in the way of our understanding people. 
C) have little to do with our ability to understand people. 
D) deepen our understanding of others. 
A) aid our understanding of people. 
B) get in the way of our understanding people. 
C) have little to do with our ability to understand people. 
D) deepen our understanding of others.

Question 11

Stereotypes

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A) do not change with new evidence. 
B) is often created on the basis of limited experience. 
C) do not encourage understanding. 
D) all of these 
A) do not change with new evidence. 
B) is often created on the basis of limited experience. 
C) do not encourage understanding. 
D) all of these

Question 12

Define what a role is, and how it is a type of category.

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A role is a set of responsibilities, dut

Question 13

Social scientists normally make generalizations that

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A) are considered laws, and are not subject to change. 
B) are tentative and always subject to change with new evidence. 
C) do not have sufficient evidence to support them. 
D) are not based on any particular evidence. 
A) are considered laws, and are not subject to change. 
B) are tentative and always subject to change with new evidence. 
C) do not have sufficient evidence to support them. 
D) are not based on any particular evidence.

Question 14

According to the author:

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A) we are individuals, not categories. 
B) we are individuals and categories. 
C) we are categories, not individuals. 
D) None of these. 
A) we are individuals, not categories. 
B) we are individuals and categories. 
C) we are categories, not individuals. 
D) None of these.

Question 15

How does the author answer the question "Should we generalize about people?"

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A) Yes. 
B) No. 
C) Maybe. 
D) It is impossible not to generalize about people. 
A) Yes. 
B) No. 
C) Maybe. 
D) It is impossible not to generalize about people.

Question 16

A stereotype is used primarily for

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A) understanding an individual who is part of a group. 
B) understanding a group of people. 
C) making judgments about a group of people. 
D) questioning people's prejudices. 
A) understanding an individual who is part of a group. 
B) understanding a group of people. 
C) making judgments about a group of people. 
D) questioning people's prejudices.

Question 17

For social scientists generalizations are

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A) absolute. 
B) not based on categories. 
C) treated as probabilities. 
D) never made. 
A) absolute. 
B) not based on categories. 
C) treated as probabilities. 
D) never made.

Question 18

Explain how generalizations are viewed and used in the social sciences.

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In the social sciences, generalizations

Question 19

According to the author, when social scientists generalize they should

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A) be judgmental if they wish to understand. 
B) not be judgmental and instead try to understand. 
C) not worry about whether or not they understand. 
D) make value judgments. 
A) be judgmental if they wish to understand. 
B) not be judgmental and instead try to understand. 
C) not worry about whether or not they understand. 
D) make value judgments.

Question 20

A stereotype treats the individual as

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A) a complex, multifaceted person. 
B) an exception to the generalization for that category. 
C) simple and unidimensional. 
D) an individual. 
A) a complex, multifaceted person. 
B) an exception to the generalization for that category. 
C) simple and unidimensional. 
D) an individual.

A stereotype is

According to the author, social scientists

Categories

Ultimately, the author _________ stereotyping.

The author argues that generalization arises from our

Why do humans use categories and generalizations?

According to the author, the spirit of social science is to

How is a generalization different than a stereotype? Describe several ways in which they differ.

The individual who uses the stereotype

Stereotypes

Stereotypes

Define what a role is, and how it is a type of category.

Social scientists normally make generalizations that

According to the author:

How does the author answer the question "Should we generalize about people?"

A stereotype is used primarily for

For social scientists generalizations are

Explain how generalizations are viewed and used in the social sciences.

According to the author, when social scientists generalize they should

A stereotype treats the individual as

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Exam 12: The Nature and Use of Categories, Generalizations, and Stereotypes in Social Science and Society

A stereotype is

According to the author, social scientists

Categories

Ultimately, the author _________ stereotyping.

The author argues that generalization arises from our

Why do humans use categories and generalizations?

According to the author, the spirit of social science is to

How is a generalization different than a stereotype? Describe several ways in which they differ.

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Social scientists normally make generalizations that

According to the author:

How does the author answer the question "Should we generalize about people?"

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For social scientists generalizations are

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