Question 1

Compared to unattractive people, attractive people

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A)  earn more money. 
B)  are happier. 
C)  have an asymmetric facial structure. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  earn more money. 
B)  are happier. 
C)  have an asymmetric facial structure. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 2

Which do you think has the most negative effects, ageism or adultism? Explain your reasoning.

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Ageism and adultism both have negative e

Question 3

How does the presence of individuating information affect evaluations of older adults?

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The presence of individuating informatio

Question 4

The term "gingerism" refers to prejudice against

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A)  effeminate gay men. 
B)  blondes. 
C)  people with red hair. 
D)  people of Asian heritage. 
A)  effeminate gay men. 
B)  blondes. 
C)  people with red hair. 
D)  people of Asian heritage.

Question 5

Which of the following statements is supported by research?

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A)  Physically attractive people make more money than unattractive people. 
B)  In cultures outside the United States, attractiveness is less important than intel- ligence or ability. 
C)  Candidates for political office who are physically attractive have neither an advantage nor a disadvantage in elections. 
D)  Attractive people perform better under pressure than do unattractive people. 
A)  Physically attractive people make more money than unattractive people. 
B)  In cultures outside the United States, attractiveness is less important than intel- ligence or ability. 
C)  Candidates for political office who are physically attractive have neither an advantage nor a disadvantage in elections. 
D)  Attractive people perform better under pressure than do unattractive people.

Question 6

Evidence of ageism in society includes

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A)  jokes about older people being over the hill. 
B)  assuming that older people have difficulty using technology. 
C)  expecting that an older person will be forgetful. 
D)  All of the above are examples of ageism. 
A)  jokes about older people being over the hill. 
B)  assuming that older people have difficulty using technology. 
C)  expecting that an older person will be forgetful. 
D)  All of the above are examples of ageism.

Question 7

Elderspeak is

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A)  an extreme form of patronizing talk. 
B)  an appropriate conversational style with older adults. 
C)  used more often by service workers than by others who interact with older people. 
D)  characterized by rapid speech and a low voice pitch. 
A)  an extreme form of patronizing talk. 
B)  an appropriate conversational style with older adults. 
C)  used more often by service workers than by others who interact with older people. 
D)  characterized by rapid speech and a low voice pitch.

Question 8

Who is more likely to fear dying? A 50-year-old man or an 80-year-old man? Explain your reasoning.

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The 80-year-old man is more likely to fe

Question 9

Which of the following is not a subtype that younger adults have about older adults?

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A)  Small Town Neighbor 
B)  Severely Impaired 
C)  Shrew/Curmudgeon 
D)  John Wayne Conservative 
A)  Small Town Neighbor 
B)  Severely Impaired 
C)  Shrew/Curmudgeon 
D)  John Wayne Conservative

Question 10

People without disabilities often feel anxious when interacting with people with dis- abilities because they

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A)  are not sure how to act in that situation. 
B)  find visible disabilities to be frightening. 
C)  are reminded that they themselves could become disabled. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  are not sure how to act in that situation. 
B)  find visible disabilities to be frightening. 
C)  are reminded that they themselves could become disabled. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 11

Distinguish between people-first language and identity-first language.

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People-first language and identity-first

Question 12

Which of the following characteristics is not attributed to people who are physically attractive?

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A)  being socially competent 
B)  being vain and egotistical 
C)  having high popularity 
D)  having high moral principles 
A)  being socially competent 
B)  being vain and egotistical 
C)  having high popularity 
D)  having high moral principles

Question 13

The stereotypes, prejudice, and preferential treatment accorded to physically attrac- tive people are collectively called

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A)  lookism. 
B)  the beauty advantage. 
C)  appearance-ism. 
D)  anti-ugly bias. 
A)  lookism. 
B)  the beauty advantage. 
C)  appearance-ism. 
D)  anti-ugly bias.

Question 14

Which of the following characteristics is associated with disabled men but not disa- bled women?

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A)  vulnerable 
B)  poor 
C)  dependent 
D)  inferior 
A)  vulnerable 
B)  poor 
C)  dependent 
D)  inferior

Question 15

Which of the following people is most likely to be rated negatively by children?

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A)  Chelsea, who has a noticeable facial scar. 
B)  Axel, who uses a wheelchair. 
C)  Maude, who is 85 years old. 
D)  Anna, who is overweight. 
A)  Chelsea, who has a noticeable facial scar. 
B)  Axel, who uses a wheelchair. 
C)  Maude, who is 85 years old. 
D)  Anna, who is overweight.

Question 16

Are women or men more likely to experience discrimination based on their weight? Explain your reasoning.

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Both women and men are likely to experie

Question 17

Compared to average-weight people, overweight people are

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A)  paid more. 
B)  preferred as co-workers. 
C)  more likely to be fired. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  paid more. 
B)  preferred as co-workers. 
C)  more likely to be fired. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 18

Which of the following statements about the treatment of overweight women is false?

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A)  Parents of overweight women provide their daughters with less financial support for college than the parents of average weight daughters. 
B)  Overweight women are less likely to have meaningful social relationships than average weight women. 
C)  Salespeople in clothing stores spend less time with overweight women than with average weight women. 
D)  Employers are less likely to hire overweight women than average weight women. 
A)  Parents of overweight women provide their daughters with less financial support for college than the parents of average weight daughters. 
B)  Overweight women are less likely to have meaningful social relationships than average weight women. 
C)  Salespeople in clothing stores spend less time with overweight women than with average weight women. 
D)  Employers are less likely to hire overweight women than average weight women.

Question 19

According to terror management theory, how do older people cope with the threat of aging?

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A)  They avoid all other older adults. 
B)  They associate mainly with positive age-related groups. 
C)  They count the ways their negative behaviors are like those of other older people. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  They avoid all other older adults. 
B)  They associate mainly with positive age-related groups. 
C)  They count the ways their negative behaviors are like those of other older people. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 20

Briefly describe two ways in which stereotypic beliefs affect older adults' health care.

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Stereotypic beliefs can affect older adu

Compared to unattractive people, attractive people

Which do you think has the most negative effects, ageism or adultism? Explain your reasoning.

How does the presence of individuating information affect evaluations of older adults?

The term "gingerism" refers to prejudice against

Which of the following statements is supported by research?

Evidence of ageism in society includes

Elderspeak is

Who is more likely to fear dying? A 50-year-old man or an 80-year-old man? Explain your reasoning.

Which of the following is not a subtype that younger adults have about older adults?

People without disabilities often feel anxious when interacting with people with dis- abilities because they

Distinguish between people-first language and identity-first language.

Which of the following characteristics is not attributed to people who are physically attractive?

The stereotypes, prejudice, and preferential treatment accorded to physically attrac- tive people are collectively called

Which of the following characteristics is associated with disabled men but not disa- bled women?

Which of the following people is most likely to be rated negatively by children?

Are women or men more likely to experience discrimination based on their weight? Explain your reasoning.

Compared to average-weight people, overweight people are

Which of the following statements about the treatment of overweight women is false?

According to terror management theory, how do older people cope with the threat of aging?

Briefly describe two ways in which stereotypic beliefs affect older adults' health care.

Introducing the Concepts of Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination

How Psychologists Study Prejudice and Discrimination

Social Categorization and Stereotypes

Stereotype Activation and Application

Old-Fashioned and Contemporary Forms of Prejudice

Individual Differences and Prejudice

The Development of Prejudice in Children

The Social Context of Prejudice

From Prejudice to Discrimination

The Experience of Discrimination

Gender, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation

Reducing Prejudice and Discrimination

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Exam 12: Age, Ability, and Appearance

Compared to unattractive people, attractive people

Which do you think has the most negative effects, ageism or adultism? Explain your reasoning.

How does the presence of individuating information affect evaluations of older adults?

The term "gingerism" refers to prejudice against

Which of the following statements is supported by research?

Evidence of ageism in society includes

Elderspeak is

Who is more likely to fear dying? A 50-year-old man or an 80-year-old man? Explain your reasoning.

Which of the following is not a subtype that younger adults have about older adults?

People without disabilities often feel anxious when interacting with people with dis- abilities because they

Distinguish between people-first language and identity-first language.

Which of the following characteristics is not attributed to people who are physically attractive?

The stereotypes, prejudice, and preferential treatment accorded to physically attrac- tive people are collectively called

Which of the following characteristics is associated with disabled men but not disa- bled women?

Which of the following people is most likely to be rated negatively by children?

Are women or men more likely to experience discrimination based on their weight? Explain your reasoning.

Compared to average-weight people, overweight people are

Which of the following statements about the treatment of overweight women is false?

According to terror management theory, how do older people cope with the threat of aging?

Briefly describe two ways in which stereotypic beliefs affect older adults' health care.

Introducing the Concepts of Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination

How Psychologists Study Prejudice and Discrimination

Social Categorization and Stereotypes

Stereotype Activation and Application

Old-Fashioned and Contemporary Forms of Prejudice

Individual Differences and Prejudice

The Development of Prejudice in Children

The Social Context of Prejudice

From Prejudice to Discrimination

The Experience of Discrimination

Gender, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation

Reducing Prejudice and Discrimination

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