Question 1

Allport viewed "Black" experience as simply a variant of "white" experience. By contrast, DuBois referred to

Accepted Answer

A)  the duality of "white" experience 
B)  the duality of "black" experience 
C)  "black" experience as being the reverse of "white experience" 
D)  "white" experience as being tainted by privilege 
A)  the duality of "white" experience 
B)  the duality of "black" experience 
C)  "black" experience as being the reverse of "white experience" 
D)  "white" experience as being tainted by privilege

Question 2

When or under what circumstances is racism likely to show itself?

Accepted Answer

A)  in just about any circumstance 
B)  when "whites" or people of color happen to be near one another 
C)  when choices of others for intimate, committed, permanent relations are made 
D)  whenever there are social cues in the environment that suggest that racial rejection is appropriate 
A)  in just about any circumstance 
B)  when "whites" or people of color happen to be near one another 
C)  when choices of others for intimate, committed, permanent relations are made 
D)  whenever there are social cues in the environment that suggest that racial rejection is appropriate

Question 3

All of the following are reasons why Allport and his works are worth remembering? Which is NOT one of those reasons?

Accepted Answer

A)  Allport's ideas are unique because he insisted on never using anyone else's ideas. 
B)  He is one of a few psychologists who are so unusually warm and genuine that they are models for us all. 
C)  He understood the complexity of human personality. 
D)  His "mini-theories" remind us that all-encompassing theories may not make sense. 
A)  Allport's ideas are unique because he insisted on never using anyone else's ideas. 
B)  He is one of a few psychologists who are so unusually warm and genuine that they are models for us all. 
C)  He understood the complexity of human personality. 
D)  His "mini-theories" remind us that all-encompassing theories may not make sense.

Question 4

According to Allport, what happens when the individual leaps the gap between adolescence and adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  The individual waxes and wanes with regard to having a sense of identity, sometimes looking like a three year old. 
B)  The boundaries of the self become contracted. 
C)  Withdrawal from relations with others occurs. 
D)  The individual does not know what experiences and roles to grasp for the self and which to cast aside. 
A)  The individual waxes and wanes with regard to having a sense of identity, sometimes looking like a three year old. 
B)  The boundaries of the self become contracted. 
C)  Withdrawal from relations with others occurs. 
D)  The individual does not know what experiences and roles to grasp for the self and which to cast aside.

Question 5

What did Mitchell et al (2003) find when they looked at reactions to liked Black athletes and disliked White politicians?

Accepted Answer

A)  Athletes were always preferred to politicians. 
B)  Blacks were always preferred to Whites. 
C)  For the race classification task, disliked White politicians were preferred over liked Black athletes. 
D)  For the occupation classification task disliked White politicians were preferred over liked Black athletes. 
A)  Athletes were always preferred to politicians. 
B)  Blacks were always preferred to Whites. 
C)  For the race classification task, disliked White politicians were preferred over liked Black athletes. 
D)  For the occupation classification task disliked White politicians were preferred over liked Black athletes.

Question 6

Regarding the relationship between prejudice and racism, Figure 17.1 in the text (separate graphs for prejudice and racism) shows all except one of the following. Which does it NOT show?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are large individual differences in prejudice. 
B)  Individual differences in the incorporation of racism are quite small. 
C)  Racism shows up even in the choice/reactions of people who claim to harbor little of no prejudice. 
D)  Racism shows up only in the choice-reactions of high prejudiced people. 
A)  There are large individual differences in prejudice. 
B)  Individual differences in the incorporation of racism are quite small. 
C)  Racism shows up even in the choice/reactions of people who claim to harbor little of no prejudice. 
D)  Racism shows up only in the choice-reactions of high prejudiced people.

Allport viewed "Black" experience as simply a variant of "white" experience. By contrast, DuBois referred to

When or under what circumstances is racism likely to show itself?

All of the following are reasons why Allport and his works are worth remembering? Which is NOT one of those reasons?

According to Allport, what happens when the individual leaps the gap between adolescence and adulthood?

What did Mitchell et al (2003) find when they looked at reactions to liked Black athletes and disliked White politicians?

Regarding the relationship between prejudice and racism, Figure 17.1 in the text (separate graphs for prejudice and racism) shows all except one of the following. Which does it NOT show?

Introduction

The Psychoanalytic Legacy: Sigmund Freud

Personalitys Ancestral Foundation: Carl Jung

Overcoming Inferiority and Striving for Superiority: Alfred Adler

Moving Toward, Away From, and Against Others: Karen Horney

Personality From the Interpersonal Perspective: Harry Stack Sullivan

The Seasons of Our Lives: Erik Erikson

The Sociopsychological Approach to Personality: Erich Fromm

Every Person Is to Be Prized: Carl Rogers

Becoming All That One Can Be: Abraham Maslow

Marching to a Different Drummer: George Kelly

The Social-Cognitive Approach to Personality: Walter Mischel and Julian Rotter

Thinking Ahead and Learning Mastery of Ones Circumstances: Albert Bandura

Its All a Matter of Consequences: B.F Skinner

Human Needs and Environmental Press: Henry a Murray

The Trait Approach to Personality: Raymond Cattell and Hans Eysenck

Where Is Personality Theory Going

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Exam 17: Personality Development and Prejudice: Gordon Allport

Allport viewed "Black" experience as simply a variant of "white" experience. By contrast, DuBois referred to

When or under what circumstances is racism likely to show itself?

All of the following are reasons why Allport and his works are worth remembering? Which is NOT one of those reasons?

According to Allport, what happens when the individual leaps the gap between adolescence and adulthood?

What did Mitchell et al (2003) find when they looked at reactions to liked Black athletes and disliked White politicians?

Regarding the relationship between prejudice and racism, Figure 17.1 in the text (separate graphs for prejudice and racism) shows all except one of the following. Which does it NOT show?

Introduction

The Psychoanalytic Legacy: Sigmund Freud

Personalitys Ancestral Foundation: Carl Jung

Overcoming Inferiority and Striving for Superiority: Alfred Adler

Moving Toward, Away From, and Against Others: Karen Horney

Personality From the Interpersonal Perspective: Harry Stack Sullivan

The Seasons of Our Lives: Erik Erikson

The Sociopsychological Approach to Personality: Erich Fromm

Every Person Is to Be Prized: Carl Rogers

Becoming All That One Can Be: Abraham Maslow

Marching to a Different Drummer: George Kelly

The Social-Cognitive Approach to Personality: Walter Mischel and Julian Rotter

Thinking Ahead and Learning Mastery of Ones Circumstances: Albert Bandura

Its All a Matter of Consequences: B.F Skinner

Human Needs and Environmental Press: Henry a Murray

The Trait Approach to Personality: Raymond Cattell and Hans Eysenck

Where Is Personality Theory Going

Filters