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1

Prejudice is a negative ___________________________ while discrimination is negative ___________________________.
A)belief; feeling
B)generalization; practice
C)attitude; behavior
D)stereotype; practice
2

Stereotypes are to discrimination as ___________________________ are to ___________________________.
A)categories; feeling
B)attitudes; actions
C)emotions; practice
D)beliefs; behavior
3

"Racism"
A)can refer to institutional practices that discriminate even when there is no prejudicial intent
B)refers to institutional practices that discriminate but only if there is prejudicial intent
C)refers only to individuals' prejudicial attitudes
D)refers only to individuals' discriminatory behavior
4

Survey research on racial prejudice indicates that
A)racial prejudice has increased in the last 10 years
B)racial prejudice increased from the 1950s to 1970s but has decreased since then
C)racial prejudice has plummeted since the 1940s
D)the level of racial prejudice has remained unchanged since 1952
5

Studies of the attitudes of African-Americans indicate that
A)African-American children still prefer to play with White dolls
B)Black adults view Blacks and Whites as similar in such traits as intelligence, laziness, and dependability
C)more Blacks show intolerance of Whites than Whites show intolerance of Blacks
D)Black professionals prefer to live in all-white neighborhoods
6

Which of the following is true?
A)strong gender stereotypes continue to exist
B)prejudice against women has not declined in the last 15 years
C)racial stereotypes are stronger than gender stereotypes
D)stereotypes are the same as prejudices
7

Most Americans agree that
A)the activities of married women are best confined to the home and family
B)they would see a homosexual doctor
C)the two sexes are equally emotional
D)they would vote for a qualified woman whom their party nominated for president
8

When visitors to the University of British Columbia were asked to indicate which traits described themselves, males were ________________ more likely than females to describe themselves as assertive and dominant, and were _______________ less likely to describe themselves as tender and compassionate.
A)two times; two times
B)slightly; slightly
C)slightly; two times
D)two times; slightly
9

Researchers who used a uniform strategy to negotiate the lowest price on a new car found that _____ were offered the highest, or worst, price.
A)Black females
B)White females
C)Black males
D)White males
10

The stereotype of ___________________ seems to operate unconsciously, for it is held by both men and women, by both feminists and nonfeminists.
A)men as leaders
B)men as decision makers
C)women as homemakers
D)women as mediators
11

Mr. Watson's belief that Blacks are lazy is an example of ___________________________. His refusal to rent an apartment to a Black family is an example of ___________________________.
A)a stereotype; sexism
B)discrimination; prejudice
C)a stereotype; discrimination
D)racism; prejudice
12

Which of the following would be an example of sexism as the term is defined in the text?
A)a manufacturing firm hires only men as accountants
B)Mr. Jones believes women lack intelligence and should not be allowed to hold political office; he votes only for males
C)a hospital refuses to hire males as nurses
D)all of the above are examples of sexism
13

Which of the following would be an example of racism as the term is defined in the text?
A)Mr. Jones' refusal to rent his apartments to Chinese
B)Mrs. Smith's prejudice toward Hispanics
C)a government regulation that prevents inner-city residents from being recruited to serve as Army officers
D)all of the above are examples of racism
14

The finding of greatest prejudice in the most intimate social realms seems
A)true of males but not of females
B)true only in the United States
C)true only in western cultures
D)to be universal





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