Question 1

Negative attitudes and behaviors toward darker-skinned compared to lighter-skinned people within a racial group is called:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

What factors help explain the difference between Black and White students on standardized tests?

Accepted Answer

A) White students are genetically better prepared for school achievement than Blacks. 
B) White students' families are generally better-educated. 
C) More money per student)is spent on educating White than Black students. 
D) B and C 
E) All of the above 
A) White students are genetically better prepared for school achievement than Blacks. 
B) White students' families are generally better-educated. 
C) More money per student)is spent on educating White than Black students. 
D) B and C 
E) All of the above

Question 3

Describe the ambivalence that is at the heart of Whites' attitudes toward Asians.

Accepted Answer

The ambivalence at the heart of Whites'

Question 4

How has Whites' cultural stereotype of Blacks changed over the decades from the pre-civil rights era to today?

Accepted Answer

The cultural stereotype of Blacks held b

Question 5

Light-skinned and dark-skinned Blacks experience similar opportunities and treatment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to the U.S.Bureau of Justice,Black males are incarcerated at a rate that is ____ White males.

Accepted Answer

A) The same as 
B) 2 times higher than 
C) 4 times higher than 
D) Over 6 times higher than 
A) The same as 
B) 2 times higher than 
C) 4 times higher than 
D) Over 6 times higher than

Question 7

Having stereotypically Black facial features does not predict sentencing length.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Suppressing our prejudice can occur through:

Accepted Answer

A) Avoiding members of the disliked group. 
B) Conscious control of our own negative feelings. 
C) Denying that we are prejudiced. 
D) All of the above. 
A) Avoiding members of the disliked group. 
B) Conscious control of our own negative feelings. 
C) Denying that we are prejudiced. 
D) All of the above.

Question 9

Explain the 3 broad motives that underlie prejudice.

Accepted Answer

The three broad motives that underlie pr

Question 10

Give an example of a modern expression of prejudice and explain which form of modern prejudice it illustrates.

Accepted Answer

One example of a modern expression of pr

Question 11

As illustrated by the model minority and yellow peril stereotypes of Asian Americans,Whites have:

Accepted Answer

A) Uniformly negative stereotypes of Asians 
B) Uniformly positive stereotypes of Asians 
C) Ambivalence toward Asians 
D) Subtyped Asians 
A) Uniformly negative stereotypes of Asians 
B) Uniformly positive stereotypes of Asians 
C) Ambivalence toward Asians 
D) Subtyped Asians

Question 12

What is the main terror management theory hypothesis regarding prejudice?

Accepted Answer

The main hypothesis of Terror Management

Question 13

According to the stereotype content model,stereotypes of Jews are marked by:

Accepted Answer

A) Low warmth and low competence 
B) Low warmth and high competence 
C) High warmth and low competence 
D) High warmth and high competence 
A) Low warmth and low competence 
B) Low warmth and high competence 
C) High warmth and low competence 
D) High warmth and high competence

Question 14

Explain how secondary prejudice works.

Accepted Answer

Secondary prejudice refers to the discri

Question 15

People who experience a threat to their self-image tend to be ____.

Accepted Answer

A) Less prejudiced. 
B) More prejudiced. 
C) Self-threat is not related to prejudice. 
A) Less prejudiced. 
B) More prejudiced. 
C) Self-threat is not related to prejudice.

Question 16

In a study by Goff and his colleagues 2008),White male participants put the greatest physical distance between themselves from their interaction partner when:

Accepted Answer

A) They were discussing a racial issue with a Black partner. 
B) They were discussing a relationship issue with a Black partner. 
C) They were discussing a racial issue with a White partner. 
D) They were discussing a relationship issue with a White partner. 
A) They were discussing a racial issue with a Black partner. 
B) They were discussing a relationship issue with a Black partner. 
C) They were discussing a racial issue with a White partner. 
D) They were discussing a relationship issue with a White partner.

Question 17

Well-learned,internalized prejudicial impulses are associated with the automatic component of prejudice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which statement best illustrates "blaming the victim"?

Accepted Answer

A) Obese people are caught in a toxic food culture. 
B) Unemployed people are victims of a bad economy. 
C) Poor people are not ambitious and resourceful. 
D) Drug addicted people have been ensnared by poverty and hopelessness. 
A) Obese people are caught in a toxic food culture. 
B) Unemployed people are victims of a bad economy. 
C) Poor people are not ambitious and resourceful. 
D) Drug addicted people have been ensnared by poverty and hopelessness.

Question 19

Compare and contrast right-wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation in their relation to prejudice.

Accepted Answer

Right-wing authoritarianism and social d

Question 20

Most hate crimes are committed against people based on their:

Accepted Answer

A) Race or ethnicity 
B) Sexual orientation 
C) Religion 
D) Gender 
A) Race or ethnicity 
B) Sexual orientation 
C) Religion 
D) Gender

Negative attitudes and behaviors toward darker-skinned compared to lighter-skinned people within a racial group is called:

What factors help explain the difference between Black and White students on standardized tests?

Describe the ambivalence that is at the heart of Whites' attitudes toward Asians.

How has Whites' cultural stereotype of Blacks changed over the decades from the pre-civil rights era to today?

Light-skinned and dark-skinned Blacks experience similar opportunities and treatment.

According to the U.S.Bureau of Justice,Black males are incarcerated at a rate that is ____ White males.

Having stereotypically Black facial features does not predict sentencing length.

Suppressing our prejudice can occur through:

Explain the 3 broad motives that underlie prejudice.

Give an example of a modern expression of prejudice and explain which form of modern prejudice it illustrates.

As illustrated by the model minority and yellow peril stereotypes of Asian Americans,Whites have:

What is the main terror management theory hypothesis regarding prejudice?

According to the stereotype content model,stereotypes of Jews are marked by:

Explain how secondary prejudice works.

People who experience a threat to their self-image tend to be ____.

In a study by Goff and his colleagues 2008),White male participants put the greatest physical distance between themselves from their interaction partner when:

Well-learned,internalized prejudicial impulses are associated with the automatic component of prejudice.

Which statement best illustrates "blaming the victim"?

Compare and contrast right-wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation in their relation to prejudice.

Most hate crimes are committed against people based on their:

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

Negative attitudes and behaviors toward darker-skinned compared to lighter-skinned people within a racial group is called:

What factors help explain the difference between Black and White students on standardized tests?

Describe the ambivalence that is at the heart of Whites' attitudes toward Asians.

How has Whites' cultural stereotype of Blacks changed over the decades from the pre-civil rights era to today?

Light-skinned and dark-skinned Blacks experience similar opportunities and treatment.

According to the U.S.Bureau of Justice,Black males are incarcerated at a rate that is ____ White males.

Having stereotypically Black facial features does not predict sentencing length.

Suppressing our prejudice can occur through:

Explain the 3 broad motives that underlie prejudice.

Give an example of a modern expression of prejudice and explain which form of modern prejudice it illustrates.

As illustrated by the model minority and yellow peril stereotypes of Asian Americans,Whites have:

What is the main terror management theory hypothesis regarding prejudice?

According to the stereotype content model,stereotypes of Jews are marked by:

Explain how secondary prejudice works.

People who experience a threat to their self-image tend to be ____.

In a study by Goff and his colleagues 2008),White male participants put the greatest physical distance between themselves from their interaction partner when:

Well-learned,internalized prejudicial impulses are associated with the automatic component of prejudice.

Which statement best illustrates "blaming the victim"?

Compare and contrast right-wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation in their relation to prejudice.

Most hate crimes are committed against people based on their:

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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