Question 1

Gender stereotypes appear to form much later in life.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Children with Williams Syndrome show abnormal activity in which part of the brain?

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A)   The amygdale.
B)   The brain stem.
C)   The occipital lobe.
D)   The hippocampus.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

If you dislike individuals who are gay simply because of their sexual orientation,you are exhibiting:

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A)   discrimination.
B)   prejudice.
C)   racism.
D)   prejudice and discrimination.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Which of the following represents the most likely reason why some see members of outgroups as 'all the same'?

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A)   Because we are less familiar with outgroup members.
B)   Because outgroup members behave the same way.
C)   Because media outlets always present people from other groups as 'all the same'.
D)   Because outgroup members behave the same way and because media outlets always present people from other groups as 'all the same'.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 5

Describe how gender prejudice and gender stereotypes are related.Be sure to define each concept in your answer.

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Question 6

Suppose a college professor wants to promote increased cooperation and decreased prejudice in her classroom.What strategy could she employ? Describe why this technique would lend itself to decreased prejudice and increased harmony among her students.

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One strategy the college professor could...

Question 7

The study conducted by Kenneth and Mamie Clark testing children's attitudes toward black and white dolls was used as evidence for which of the following?

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A)   To support segregation
B)   To demonstrate the destructive effects of segregation
C)   To support the idea that black children learn better when taught with other black children
D)   To show that black children could more easily recognize black facesE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 8

If Julie is in a happy mood,you would predict that she would be:

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A)   less likely to stereotype.
B)   more likely to stereotype.
C)   more likely to favor the outgroup.
D)   more likely to favor the outgroup and less likely to stereotype.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Consider the belief that victims of rape are to blame for their sexual assault.Using the just-world hypothesis,provide an explanation for this viewpoint.Why do some people subscribe to these types of beliefs? Is there a psychological benefit for the belief in a just-world?

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The belief that victims of rape are to b...

Question 10

Glick and colleagues have found that ambivalent sexism is more prevalent in people from:

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A)   countries with the greatest wealth.
B)   countries with greatest degree of economic and political inequality between races.
C)   countries that have very low educational achievement
D)   countries with the greatest degree of economic and political inequality between the sexes.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Define stereotype threat.How does Steele and Aronson's study (1995),conducted on black and white college students,illustrate the effect stereotype threat on performance?

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Stereotype threat is a psychological phe...

Question 12

How can increased contact and education be used to combat stereotyping and prejudice? Are there certain limitations to these strategies? When are they more or less likely to be effective?

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Increased contact and education can be u...

Question 13

Research suggests that people with low self-esteem favor their ingroup more than people with high self-esteem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The statement that all women are bad at math is an example of __________.

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A)   a stereotype
B)   racism
C)   discrimination
D)   an implicit attitudeE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 15

At company ABC,white workers seem to receive more informal mentoring from senior colleagues compared with black workers,which then allows them to get promoted at a higher rate.This best illustrates a form of:

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A)   overt racism
B)   hostile racism
C)   old-fashioned racism
D)   modern racismE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 16

The idea that women should stay home and take care of the children while men should go out and earn money for the family best describes the notion of:

Accepted Answer

A)   sexism.
B)   racial prejudice.
C)   gender prejudice.
D)   gender stereotypes.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

Relative deprivation tends to __________ prejudice.

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A)   increase
B)   decrease
C)   not affect
D)   increase then decreaseE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 18

Which of the following can be considered evidence that prejudice still exists today in various forms?

Accepted Answer

A)   Stereotypes may bias our perceptions and responses even if we don't necessarily agree with them.
B)   Stereotypes are activated very rapidly.
C)   Women now have the right to vote.
D)   In 2008, 51% of hate crimes committed in the US were racially motivated.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

Which researchers coined the term 'aversive racism'?

Accepted Answer

A)   John Gaertner and Patricia Devine
B)   Samuel Dovidio and Patricia Devine
C)   Samuel Dovidio and John Gaertner
D)   Patricia Devine and John BarghE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

Which of the following terms describes the process of dividing people into categories according to common attributes,such as race and gender?

Accepted Answer

A)   ingroup favoritism
B)   social categorization
C)   outgroup homogeneity effect
D)   outgroup favoritismE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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Relative deprivation tends to __________ prejudice.

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