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1
Prejudice is a negative ___________________________ while discrimination is negative ___________________________.
A)belief; feeling
B)generalization; belief
C)attitude; behavior
D)stereotype; attitude
2
The dual attitude system refers to the ability of people to
A)practice both sexism and racism.
B)be prejudiced but not discriminatory.
C)attribute their behavior to situations, but others' to traits.
D)hold different conscious and unconscious beliefs.
3
Racism is defined as
A)institutional practices that discriminate even when there is no prejudicial intent.
B)institutional practices that discriminate but only if there is prejudicial intent.
C)only referring to individuals' prejudicial attitudes.
D)only referring to individuals' discriminatory behavior.
4
Survey research on racial prejudice indicates that levels of racial prejudice have
A)increased in the last 10 years.
B)increased from the 1950s to 1970s but decreased since then.
C)plummeted since the 1940s.
D)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 about gender stereotypes?
A)Strong gender stereotypes continue to exist.
B)Prejudice against women has increased sharply 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
Participants whose stereotypes were "primed" in an experiment were more likely to
A)take longer to identify pleasant words.
B)react hostilely to annoying requests.
C)mistake a tool held by a Black man in a photo for a gun.
D)do all of these.
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 shy
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 these are examples of sexism.
13
Which of the following would be an example of racism as the term is defined in your textbook?
A)Mr. Jones' refuses to rent his apartments to Chinese.
B)Mrs. Smith's believes Hispanic people do not make good neighbors.
C)An after-school child care program only admits African American children.
D)All of these 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.
15
Mr. Bunker's attitudes have become more accepting, but harbors some prejudices about the most intimate social realms. He lets anyone ride on the bus he drives for his job, but he is uncomfortable with
A)watching a sports team with several African American players.
B)his daughter dating an African American man.
C)standing in line at the bank behind a Muslim man.
D)seeing an Asian American family at the grocery store.





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