Question 1

Which of the following is a reason why people with higher levels of education score lower on most measures of prejudice?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are less able to understand complex ideas and situations 
B)  They have less tolerance for ambiguity 
C)  They use prejudice as a way of simplifying reality 
D)  They are more sophisticated about answering questionnaires 
A)  They are less able to understand complex ideas and situations 
B)  They have less tolerance for ambiguity 
C)  They use prejudice as a way of simplifying reality 
D)  They are more sophisticated about answering questionnaires

Question 2

Adorno did his original studies on prejudice in the 1940s.What are the findings of research done more recently?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prejudice is no longer able to be generalized 
B)  Conservatism is now clearly linked to prejudice 
C)  Today's studies continue to show the same patterns 
D)  Prejudice has nearly disappeared 
A)  Prejudice is no longer able to be generalized 
B)  Conservatism is now clearly linked to prejudice 
C)  Today's studies continue to show the same patterns 
D)  Prejudice has nearly disappeared

Question 3

The text focuses on three general theories to explain the causes of prejudice.These theories view prejudice as based on:

Accepted Answer

A)  Personality needs; social learning and conformity; and social structure and economic position 
B)  Personality needs; social learning and conformity; and strong interest in hate groups 
C)  Personality needs; cultural relativism; and social structure and economic position 
D)  Personal preference; social learning and conformity; and social structure and economic position. 
A)  Personality needs; social learning and conformity; and social structure and economic position 
B)  Personality needs; social learning and conformity; and strong interest in hate groups 
C)  Personality needs; cultural relativism; and social structure and economic position 
D)  Personal preference; social learning and conformity; and social structure and economic position.

Question 4

Which of the following is a characteristic Adorno believed is associated with authoritarian personality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Loose adherence to conventional values 
B)  Critical of authority 
C)  Supportive of people who do not conform to authority 
D)  Superstitious and stereotypical thinking 
A)  Loose adherence to conventional values 
B)  Critical of authority 
C)  Supportive of people who do not conform to authority 
D)  Superstitious and stereotypical thinking

Question 5

According to Adorno and associates why are some people prejudiced?

Accepted Answer

A)  People learn prejudice from others and adopt those prejudices largely out of the need to conform to group pressure. 
B)  People are prejudiced based on their position in the social structure 
C)  People who are prejudiced are mentally ill 
D)  Prejudice meets certain personality needs 
A)  People learn prejudice from others and adopt those prejudices largely out of the need to conform to group pressure. 
B)  People are prejudiced based on their position in the social structure 
C)  People who are prejudiced are mentally ill 
D)  Prejudice meets certain personality needs

Question 6

Prejudice is overcategorization-it is the tendency to think of everyone in some category in a more or less fixed way.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Children may initially conform to peer group attitudes that may be prejudiced,merely to get rewards or avoid punishments but eventually they will:

Accepted Answer

A)  Get tired of being forced to think one way and decide on their own beliefs, attitudes or norms about behavior 
B)  Get tired of this group and find another that fits their beliefs, attitudes and norms about behavior more closely 
C)  Come to accept as their own the conforming beliefs, attitudes and norms about behavior 
D)  Become neutral about the prejudices expressed by the group 
A)  Get tired of being forced to think one way and decide on their own beliefs, attitudes or norms about behavior 
B)  Get tired of this group and find another that fits their beliefs, attitudes and norms about behavior more closely 
C)  Come to accept as their own the conforming beliefs, attitudes and norms about behavior 
D)  Become neutral about the prejudices expressed by the group

Question 8

In a study by Sniderman and Piazza (1993)a group of people who were all white, were asked survey questions about whether they thought the government should guarantee equal rights for women and for blacks.They found:

Accepted Answer

A)  That conservatives showed a double standard, being more supportive of equal rights for women than for blacks 
B)  That liberals were supportive of equal rights for both women and for blacks 
C)  That both conservatives and liberals showed a double standard, being more supportive of equal rights for women than for blacks 
D)  That conservatives and liberals supported equal rights for both women and blacks 
A)  That conservatives showed a double standard, being more supportive of equal rights for women than for blacks 
B)  That liberals were supportive of equal rights for both women and for blacks 
C)  That both conservatives and liberals showed a double standard, being more supportive of equal rights for women than for blacks 
D)  That conservatives and liberals supported equal rights for both women and blacks

Question 9

Briefly describe Adorno's authoritarian personality type.How can strict child-rearing practices lead to the development of this kind of personality type?

Accepted Answer

Adorno's authoritarian personality type

Question 10

Anti-Semitism refers to prejudice against Jews.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In looking for the causes of prejudiced personalities Adorno explored childhood experiences of prejudiced and unprejudiced people.Which of the following is characteristic of prejudiced people?

Accepted Answer

A)  Objective in self-evaluation 
B)  Unable to view their parents critically 
C)  Able to see both the good and bad in their parents 
D)  Unlikely to find fault with out-groups 
A)  Objective in self-evaluation 
B)  Unable to view their parents critically 
C)  Able to see both the good and bad in their parents 
D)  Unlikely to find fault with out-groups

Question 12

Stereotypes refer to exaggerated beliefs about a category of people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Bob,who is white and has a high school degree,has been looking for a job and can't find one.He often blames blacks and Latinos for his inability to find work.Bob is engaging in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Discrimination 
B)  Projection 
C)  Scapegoating 
D)  Racism 
A)  Discrimination 
B)  Projection 
C)  Scapegoating 
D)  Racism

Question 14

Adorno and his associates concluded all of the following about prejudice EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Prejudice is an attitude or set of attitudes that tends to be generalized to a wide variety of out-groups rather than a specific response based on negative experiences with members of a particular out-group. 
B)  There is a personality type (authoritarian personality) that tends to be associated with prejudice. 
C)  If a person is prejudiced against one out-group, he or she is usually not prejudiced against other out-groups 
D)  Conservatism and prejudice are not always linked. 
A)  Prejudice is an attitude or set of attitudes that tends to be generalized to a wide variety of out-groups rather than a specific response based on negative experiences with members of a particular out-group. 
B)  There is a personality type (authoritarian personality) that tends to be associated with prejudice. 
C)  If a person is prejudiced against one out-group, he or she is usually not prejudiced against other out-groups 
D)  Conservatism and prejudice are not always linked.

Question 15

We often develop negative or derogatory stereotypes of groups of which we are not a member and that are different from our own.These groups are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  In-groups 
B)  Out-groups 
C)  Other-groups 
D)  Social groups 
A)  In-groups 
B)  Out-groups 
C)  Other-groups 
D)  Social groups

Question 16

According to Adorno,which of the following is part of the process by which prejudiced persons develop personality needs for projection and scapegoating?

Accepted Answer

A)  Very lax child rearing practices 
B)  Being taught in childhood to question authority 
C)  Inability to release frustration against authority figures who are the source of the frustration 
D)  Aggression is taken out against those who are high in the individual's ranking system 
A)  Very lax child rearing practices 
B)  Being taught in childhood to question authority 
C)  Inability to release frustration against authority figures who are the source of the frustration 
D)  Aggression is taken out against those who are high in the individual's ranking system

Question 17

Prejudice is learned through all of the following socialization processes EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Modeling 
B)  Reward and punishment 
C)  Internalization 
D)  Socioeconomic status 
A)  Modeling 
B)  Reward and punishment 
C)  Internalization 
D)  Socioeconomic status

Question 18

Prejudice that meets some personality need is harder to change than that which is due to social learning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

An exaggerated belief associated with a group of people,such as a racial,ethnic,or religious group is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Ignorance 
B)  Racism 
C)  A rumor 
D)  A stereotype 
A)  Ignorance 
B)  Racism 
C)  A rumor 
D)  A stereotype

Question 20

Why are positive stereotypes a mixed blessing to groups to which they are applied?

Accepted Answer

A)  They encourage members of the group to be themselves 
B)  They justify more negative stereotypes 
C)  They lead to development in minority communities 
D)  They free minorities from stereotypical expectations 
A)  They encourage members of the group to be themselves 
B)  They justify more negative stereotypes 
C)  They lead to development in minority communities 
D)  They free minorities from stereotypical expectations

Which of the following is a reason why people with higher levels of education score lower on most measures of prejudice?

Adorno did his original studies on prejudice in the 1940s.What are the findings of research done more recently?

The text focuses on three general theories to explain the causes of prejudice.These theories view prejudice as based on:

Which of the following is a characteristic Adorno believed is associated with authoritarian personality?

According to Adorno and associates why are some people prejudiced?

Prejudice is overcategorization-it is the tendency to think of everyone in some category in a more or less fixed way.

Children may initially conform to peer group attitudes that may be prejudiced,merely to get rewards or avoid punishments but eventually they will:

In a study by Sniderman and Piazza (1993)a group of people who were all white, were asked survey questions about whether they thought the government should guarantee equal rights for women and for blacks.They found:

Briefly describe Adorno's authoritarian personality type.How can strict child-rearing practices lead to the development of this kind of personality type?

Anti-Semitism refers to prejudice against Jews.

In looking for the causes of prejudiced personalities Adorno explored childhood experiences of prejudiced and unprejudiced people.Which of the following is characteristic of prejudiced people?

Stereotypes refer to exaggerated beliefs about a category of people.

Bob,who is white and has a high school degree,has been looking for a job and can't find one.He often blames blacks and Latinos for his inability to find work.Bob is engaging in:

Adorno and his associates concluded all of the following about prejudice EXCEPT:

We often develop negative or derogatory stereotypes of groups of which we are not a member and that are different from our own.These groups are called:

According to Adorno,which of the following is part of the process by which prejudiced persons develop personality needs for projection and scapegoating?

Prejudice is learned through all of the following socialization processes EXCEPT:

Prejudice that meets some personality need is harder to change than that which is due to social learning.

An exaggerated belief associated with a group of people,such as a racial,ethnic,or religious group is called:

Why are positive stereotypes a mixed blessing to groups to which they are applied?

Orientation: Basic Terms and Concepts

Reducing Prejudice: How Achievable? How Important?

Macro-Sociological Perspectives: The Order and Conflict Models

Origins and Causes of Ethnic Inequality

Changing Patterns of Majority-Minority Relations in the United States

Minority Group Movements and Their Impact on Society

Changing Values, Goals, and Models: New Thinking on Assimilation, Pluralism, and Separatism

Cross-Cultural Studies of Majority-Minority Relations

The Status of Majority and Minority Groups in the United States Today

The Economic and Health Care Systems and Minority Groups in America

Living Apart: Housing Segregation in America

The American Political and Legal System and Majority-Minority Relations

Education and American Minority Groups

Current Trends in Majority-Minority Relations

Current Debates: Affirmative Action, Immigration, and Race Versus Class

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Exam 2: Prejudice: Its Forms and Causes

Which of the following is a reason why people with higher levels of education score lower on most measures of prejudice?

Adorno did his original studies on prejudice in the 1940s.What are the findings of research done more recently?

The text focuses on three general theories to explain the causes of prejudice.These theories view prejudice as based on:

Which of the following is a characteristic Adorno believed is associated with authoritarian personality?

According to Adorno and associates why are some people prejudiced?

Prejudice is overcategorization-it is the tendency to think of everyone in some category in a more or less fixed way.

Children may initially conform to peer group attitudes that may be prejudiced,merely to get rewards or avoid punishments but eventually they will:

In a study by Sniderman and Piazza (1993)a group of people who were all white, were asked survey questions about whether they thought the government should guarantee equal rights for women and for blacks.They found:

Briefly describe Adorno's authoritarian personality type.How can strict child-rearing practices lead to the development of this kind of personality type?

Anti-Semitism refers to prejudice against Jews.

In looking for the causes of prejudiced personalities Adorno explored childhood experiences of prejudiced and unprejudiced people.Which of the following is characteristic of prejudiced people?

Stereotypes refer to exaggerated beliefs about a category of people.

Bob,who is white and has a high school degree,has been looking for a job and can't find one.He often blames blacks and Latinos for his inability to find work.Bob is engaging in:

Adorno and his associates concluded all of the following about prejudice EXCEPT:

We often develop negative or derogatory stereotypes of groups of which we are not a member and that are different from our own.These groups are called:

According to Adorno,which of the following is part of the process by which prejudiced persons develop personality needs for projection and scapegoating?

Prejudice is learned through all of the following socialization processes EXCEPT:

Prejudice that meets some personality need is harder to change than that which is due to social learning.

An exaggerated belief associated with a group of people,such as a racial,ethnic,or religious group is called:

Why are positive stereotypes a mixed blessing to groups to which they are applied?

Orientation: Basic Terms and Concepts

Reducing Prejudice: How Achievable? How Important?

Macro-Sociological Perspectives: The Order and Conflict Models

Origins and Causes of Ethnic Inequality

Changing Patterns of Majority-Minority Relations in the United States

Minority Group Movements and Their Impact on Society

Changing Values, Goals, and Models: New Thinking on Assimilation, Pluralism, and Separatism

Cross-Cultural Studies of Majority-Minority Relations

The Status of Majority and Minority Groups in the United States Today

The Economic and Health Care Systems and Minority Groups in America

Living Apart: Housing Segregation in America

The American Political and Legal System and Majority-Minority Relations

Education and American Minority Groups

Current Trends in Majority-Minority Relations

Current Debates: Affirmative Action, Immigration, and Race Versus Class

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