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1

Heterosexism is intolerance based on ______________.
A)homosexuality
B)race
C)gender
D)sexual orientation
2

The attitude is the prejudice, whereas the behavior is the ________________.
A)discrimination
B)natural action
C)social norm
D)none of the above
3

An example of outgroup homogeneity is _______________.
A)"Isn't that baby cute."
B)"Men are all alike."
C)both a and b
D)neither a nor b
4

Authoritarianism research has found that ______________ tendencies cause people to become dogmatic and rigid in social attitudes following verbal attacks.
A)permissive
B)authoritative
C)authoritarian
D)all of the above
5

_____________ prejudice involves unconsciously-held negative attitudes toward a group.
A)Superior
B)Inferior
C)Implicit
D)Explicit
6

Stereotype threat can affect self-esteem, ______________, and ___________.
A)self-worth; self-concept
B)career aspirations; self ideals
C)academic achievement; self-concept
D)all of the above
7

The authoritarian personality has the personality trait characterized by _________________ to authority, rigid adherence to conventional values, and prejudice toward outgroups.
A)rebellion
B)submissiveness
C)no particular attitude
D)none of the above
8

Ingroup favoritism is also referred to as ______________.
A)ingroup preference
B)ingroup selection
C)ingroup bias
D)none of the above.
9

Some people do not acknowledge that they have negative feelings and attitudes. This is termed ______________.
A)hidden prejudice
B)blatant prejudice
C)non-prejudice
D)religious prejudice
10

_________________ discrimination can occur without prejudice, such as the example in your text about real-estate agents showing African American clients houses located only in Black or racially mixed neighborhoods.
A)Unconscious
B)Superordinate
C)Institutional
D)Social
11

Attitudes toward members of a racial group that incorporate both ________ social values and negative emotions, causing one to avoid interaction with members of the group, is called __________ racism.
A)aversive; negative
B)positive; biased
C)negative; biased
D)egalitarian; aversive
12

The _________________ theory is a theory contending that societal groups can be organized in a power hierarchy in which the dominant groups enjoy a disproportionate share of the society's assets.
A)authoritarian
B)social dominance
C)autocratic
D)none of the above
13

Ethnocentrism is a pattern of increased _____________ toward ___________ accompanied by increased loyalty to one's ingroup.
A)old-fashioned ideas; one's own ingroup
B)hostility; outgroups
C)hostility; ingroups
D)none of the above
14

One explanation for why stereotypes survive disconfirming evidence about them, is that people create limited, specific subtypes called ____________ for individuals of the stereotyped group who do not match the global stereotype.
A)sub-stereotypes
B)subcategories
C)cliques
D)none of the above
15

An attitude that serves to discredit a person in the eyes of others is called ___________.
A)subgroups bias
B)stigma
C)discredit bias
D)all of the above







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