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1
A stereotype is a
A)generalization.
B)norm.
C)old fashioned stereo.
D)name brand.
2
Which type of discrimination is considered to exceed other types of discrimination?
A)weight
B)race
C)gender
D)age
3
Discrimination can be defined as
A)negative attitudes toward a member of a group.
B)negative feelings toward a group or its members.
C)unjustified negative behaviors toward a group or its members.
D)negative thoughts about a group.
4
Stereotypes are to _______________ as prejudices are to _______________.
A)behavior; beliefs.
B)beliefs; behavior.
C)cognition; behavior.
D)beliefs; attitudes.
5
Social dominance orientation is a personality dimension characterized by
A)a need to belong in a group.
B)a need to have one's group be dominant over other social groups.
C)a need to be dominant in all that one does.
D)a motivation to have one's self be high in status.
6
People who prefer professions in politics and business and support tax cuts for the wealth can be viewed as
A)more actively involved in charities.
B)emphasizing social equalities.
C)more egalitarian.
D)having a social dominance orientation.
7
What is ingroup bias?
A)Being biased against a clique in one's own group.
B)When people disfavor their own group.
C)When people favor their own group.
D)Being slanted against the new members of one's group.
8
Realistic group conflict theory holds that
A)competition between groups for recognition leads to prejudice.
B)competition between groups for scarce resources leads to prejudice.
C)it is obvious that groups will always be in conflict because of evolution.
D)competition between groups over perceived inequalities leads to prejudice.
9
_______________ is the term used to describe the process of attributing non-human qualities to outgroups.
A)Face-ism
B)Deletism
C)Elitism
D)Infrahumanization
10
Research on children and the elderly have shown that they have an ability to identify faces from others in their age group more accurately. This has been called
A)the quick-face phenomenon.
B)the look-see bias.
C)the wink-nod bias.
D)own-age bias.
11
In a study on birth announcements, parents announced the birth of their baby boys with more ______________ compared to the birth announcements of girls, who were announced with more _________________.
A)exuberance; regret
B)regret; exuberance
C)pride; happiness
D)happiness; pride
12
The _______________ theory of prejudice springs from competition between groups for scarce resources.
A)evolutionary
B)social identity
C)realistic group conflict
D)social identity
13
Outgroup bias is strongest when
A)people are with other ingroup members.
B)people are alone.
C)people are with outgroup members.
D)when you are in the minority.
14
Social inequalities contribute to
A)cognitive distancing.
B)prejudice.
C)cults.
D)deindividualization.
15
"We are all different; but they are all alike." This statement supports
A)the ingroup heterogeneity effect.
B)the outgroup homogeneity effect.
C)a bias at its worst.
D)the ingroup homogeneity effect.
16
Results of studies concerning the homogeneity with which outgroups are perceived by ingroups indicates
A)outgroup members are seen as "all-alike" in appearance and behavior.
B)more specific differentiating information about the outgroup is recalled than about the ingroup.
C)cognitive representations about the outgroup are more complex than about the ingroup.
D)ingroups are seen as "all-alike" in appearance and behavior.
17
Positive behavior by an outgroup member is often
A)enough to change people's stereotypes.
B)seen as typical.
C)discounted.
D)generalized to the group.
18
Illusory correlations develop because
A)of the low IQs of observers.
B)the co-occurrence of events stand out in memory.
C)the correlation coefficient is so large.
D)the correlation coefficient is so small.
19
When bad things happen to people, others tend to think that the sufferer deserved the event. This line of thinking is referred to as the
A)the mere exposure effect.
B)deindividuation.
C)the just-world phenomenon.
D)the hindsight bias.
20
Stereotype threat involves
A)underperformance on tasks.
B)overperformance on tasks.
C)scary generalizations.
D)general fears.





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