Question 1

Stereotypes of Asians and Jews tend to be associated with contemptuous prejudice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The controlled component of prejudice is most associated with:

Accepted Answer

A) Attitudes about members of a group instilled passively through parents 
B) Traditional,cultural attitudes toward members of a group 
C) Our own beliefs about members of a group 
D) All of the above 
A) Attitudes about members of a group instilled passively through parents 
B) Traditional,cultural attitudes toward members of a group 
C) Our own beliefs about members of a group 
D) All of the above

Question 3

The idea that prejudice is more likely to be expressed when it can be made to ourselves or others)more reasonable reflects:

Accepted Answer

A) The authoritarian personality 
B) The suppression-justification model 
C) Social dominance orientation 
D) Personal social beliefs 
A) The authoritarian personality 
B) The suppression-justification model 
C) Social dominance orientation 
D) Personal social beliefs

Question 4

The belief that a hierarchical ordering of groups in society should be maintained is most consistent with:

Accepted Answer

A) Fundamentalism 
B) Social dominance orientation 
C) Right-wing authoritarianism 
D) None of the above 
A) Fundamentalism 
B) Social dominance orientation 
C) Right-wing authoritarianism 
D) None of the above

Question 5

Distinguish between envious,contemptuous,and paternalistic prejudice.

Accepted Answer

Envious prejudice refers to the feeling

Question 6

Racism in the criminal justice system can be seen in:

Accepted Answer

A) Jury selection procedures 
B) The match between the defendant's race and his/her crime. 
C) Sentencing recommendations 
D) All of the above 
A) Jury selection procedures 
B) The match between the defendant's race and his/her crime. 
C) Sentencing recommendations 
D) All of the above

Question 7

Define racism,and distinguish between racist actions and racism.

Accepted Answer

Racism is a system of discrimination and

Question 8

There is a genetic basis for racial differences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In one study,police officers were presented with computer-simulated Black and White suspects who were either armed or unarmed.What best summarizes the results?

Accepted Answer

A) Police officers treated White and Black suspects the same. 
B) Police officers were more likely to shoot the unarmed suspect when he was Black than when he was White. 
C) Police officers' race bias disappeared with their efforts to make fair decisions. 
D) B and C 
E) All of the above. 
A) Police officers treated White and Black suspects the same. 
B) Police officers were more likely to shoot the unarmed suspect when he was Black than when he was White. 
C) Police officers' race bias disappeared with their efforts to make fair decisions. 
D) B and C 
E) All of the above.

Question 10

According to research by Greenberg and colleagues 1990),Christian participants liked a fellow Christian more when:

Accepted Answer

A) They interacted with him or her. 
B) They wrote about the person's strengths. 
C) They pondered their own death. 
D) They wrote about their own values. 
A) They interacted with him or her. 
B) They wrote about the person's strengths. 
C) They pondered their own death. 
D) They wrote about their own values.

Question 11

Whites' negative stereotypes of Hispanics are improving at a faster rate than their negative stereotypes of Blacks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Awareness of the past sufferings of the members of a minority group tends to increase prejudice toward them.This phenomenon is called:

Accepted Answer

A) In-group bias 
B) Mortality salience 
C) Secondary prejudice 
D) None of the above 
A) In-group bias 
B) Mortality salience 
C) Secondary prejudice 
D) None of the above

Question 13

In aversive prejudice,people have negative attitudes toward outgroup members,but also affirm egalitarian values.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Institutionalized policies that create a hierarchy of races is called:

Accepted Answer

A) Racial subtyping 
B) Racial stereotyping 
C) Racism 
D) Ethnocentrism 
A) Racial subtyping 
B) Racial stereotyping 
C) Racism 
D) Ethnocentrism

Question 15

Why does anxiety about our own mortality predict aggression and prejudice toward out-group individuals?

Accepted Answer

Anxiety about our own mortality can pred

Question 16

Research has found that physicians' ____ prejudice predicts racial bias in their care of Black and White patients.

Accepted Answer

A) Implicit 
B) Explicit 
C) Both types of prejudice predicted bias 
A) Implicit 
B) Explicit 
C) Both types of prejudice predicted bias

Question 17

Affirmative action programs that benefit ___ are least likely to be supported by others.

Accepted Answer

A) Women 
B) Disabled people 
C) Blacks 
D) Religious minorities 
A) Women 
B) Disabled people 
C) Blacks 
D) Religious minorities

Question 18

Citing a nonracial reason for one's opposition or dislike of a minority political candidate is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) Modern prejudice 
B) Symbolic prejudice 
C) Aversive prejudice 
D) All of the above 
A) Modern prejudice 
B) Symbolic prejudice 
C) Aversive prejudice 
D) All of the above

Question 19

Prejudice is motivated by:

Accepted Answer

A) The desire to maintain a positive social identity. 
B) The desire to defend against threats to one's worldview. 
C) Feeling that your group is deprived of important opportunities. 
D) All of the above. 
A) The desire to maintain a positive social identity. 
B) The desire to defend against threats to one's worldview. 
C) Feeling that your group is deprived of important opportunities. 
D) All of the above.

Question 20

What is the difference between race and ethnicity?

Accepted Answer

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Stereotypes of Asians and Jews tend to be associated with contemptuous prejudice.

The controlled component of prejudice is most associated with:

The idea that prejudice is more likely to be expressed when it can be made to ourselves or others)more reasonable reflects:

The belief that a hierarchical ordering of groups in society should be maintained is most consistent with:

Distinguish between envious,contemptuous,and paternalistic prejudice.

Racism in the criminal justice system can be seen in:

Define racism,and distinguish between racist actions and racism.

There is a genetic basis for racial differences.

In one study,police officers were presented with computer-simulated Black and White suspects who were either armed or unarmed.What best summarizes the results?

According to research by Greenberg and colleagues 1990),Christian participants liked a fellow Christian more when:

Whites' negative stereotypes of Hispanics are improving at a faster rate than their negative stereotypes of Blacks.

Awareness of the past sufferings of the members of a minority group tends to increase prejudice toward them.This phenomenon is called:

In aversive prejudice,people have negative attitudes toward outgroup members,but also affirm egalitarian values.

Institutionalized policies that create a hierarchy of races is called:

Why does anxiety about our own mortality predict aggression and prejudice toward out-group individuals?

Research has found that physicians' ____ prejudice predicts racial bias in their care of Black and White patients.

Affirmative action programs that benefit ___ are least likely to be supported by others.

Citing a nonracial reason for one's opposition or dislike of a minority political candidate is an example of:

Prejudice is motivated by:

What is the difference between race and ethnicity?

Introduction to the Psychology of Diversity

Categorization and Stereotyping: Cognitive Processes

Stereotypes Expressed: Social Processes That Shape Diversity

Understanding Gender Stereotypes and Sexism

Understanding Sex Stereotypes and Heterosexism

Understanding Obesity Stereotypes and Weightism

Understanding Age Stereotypes and Ageism

Social Stigma: the Experience of Prejudice

Coping With Social Stigma

Responding to Social Inequality: Behavioral and Cognitive Interventions for Reducing Prejudice

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Exam 4: Prejudice: Evaluating Social Difference

Stereotypes of Asians and Jews tend to be associated with contemptuous prejudice.

The controlled component of prejudice is most associated with:

The idea that prejudice is more likely to be expressed when it can be made to ourselves or others)more reasonable reflects:

The belief that a hierarchical ordering of groups in society should be maintained is most consistent with:

Distinguish between envious,contemptuous,and paternalistic prejudice.

Racism in the criminal justice system can be seen in:

Define racism,and distinguish between racist actions and racism.

There is a genetic basis for racial differences.

In one study,police officers were presented with computer-simulated Black and White suspects who were either armed or unarmed.What best summarizes the results?

According to research by Greenberg and colleagues 1990),Christian participants liked a fellow Christian more when:

Whites' negative stereotypes of Hispanics are improving at a faster rate than their negative stereotypes of Blacks.

Awareness of the past sufferings of the members of a minority group tends to increase prejudice toward them.This phenomenon is called:

In aversive prejudice,people have negative attitudes toward outgroup members,but also affirm egalitarian values.

Institutionalized policies that create a hierarchy of races is called:

Why does anxiety about our own mortality predict aggression and prejudice toward out-group individuals?

Research has found that physicians' ____ prejudice predicts racial bias in their care of Black and White patients.

Affirmative action programs that benefit ___ are least likely to be supported by others.

Citing a nonracial reason for one's opposition or dislike of a minority political candidate is an example of:

Prejudice is motivated by:

What is the difference between race and ethnicity?

Introduction to the Psychology of Diversity

Categorization and Stereotyping: Cognitive Processes

Stereotypes Expressed: Social Processes That Shape Diversity

Understanding Gender Stereotypes and Sexism

Understanding Sex Stereotypes and Heterosexism

Understanding Obesity Stereotypes and Weightism

Understanding Age Stereotypes and Ageism

Social Stigma: the Experience of Prejudice

Coping With Social Stigma

Responding to Social Inequality: Behavioral and Cognitive Interventions for Reducing Prejudice

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