Question 1

Samkelo is the only Black employee in his workplace.Though he is competent,his White colleagues as well as his boss consider him dull and incapable of good performance.Samkelo is anxious and under tremendous pressure.Consequently,he is unable to meet his target and his productivity is low.In the context of psychology,Samkelo seems to have responded to ________.

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A)  the just-world phenomenon
B)  a stereotype threat
C)  hostile sexism
D)  the pseudocertainty effectE) All of the above
F) C) and D) B

Question 2

A tendency to favor one's own group is called:

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A)  intergroup bias.
B)  ingroup bias.
C)  outgroup bias.
D)  groupthink bias.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Kayla's grandparents emigrated from Europe.Kayla holds a strong belief that the people of her group and descent are superior to all others.She can accurately be described as a(n) :

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A)  homophobic person.
B)  affiliative person.
C)  ethnocentric person.
D)  introspective person.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 4

Which of the following characterizes an ethnocentric individual?

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A)  high altruism
B)  low conformity
C)  an affiliative personality
D)  an intolerance for weaknessE) A) and C)
F) None of the above D

Question 5

Identify a true statement about distinctive events and illusory correlations.

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A)  People predominantly lack sensitivity to distinctive events.
B)  The co-occurrence of two distinctive events is barely noticeable.
C)  Under illusory correlation,the co-occurrence of two unusual events is less noticeable than each of the times the unusual events do not occur together.
D)  Attention to unusual occurrences creates illusory correlations.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

John fails a chemistry test.He goes back to his apartment and criticizes his roommate's choice of music.What term best describes John's behavior?

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A)  chauvinism
B)  just-world action
C)  displaced aggression
D)  xenophobiaE) A) and B)
F) All of the above C

Question 7

Ida is the captain of her school's soccer team.She believes that the members of her team are more diverse in terms of skill,experience,and possessing game strategies than the members of the rival soccer team.She perceives the rival team members to be alike in all aspects.In the context of the cognitive sources of prejudice,this scenario illustrates ________.

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A)  the overjustification effect
B)  the outgroup homogeneity effect
C)  the bystander effect
D)  the continued influence effectE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 8

In the context of prejudice,which of the following illustrates stereotyping?

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A)  Miguel tends to depend primarily on a single source of information when making important decisions.
B)  Seán believes that his friend Angel is a good athlete because she is from Africa and all Blacks are good at sports.
C)  Myra sympathizes with her brother when he gets poor scores in science because he was ill on the day of the exam.
D)  Ella believes that she will win a jackpot this year because she had won a lottery the previous year.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 9

________ are exceptions to a group;________ are acknowledged as a part of an overall diverse group.

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A)  Subgroups;subtypes
B)  Subtypes;subgroups
C)  Ingroups;intragroups
D)  Intragroups;ingroupsE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Mary tells you that the reason people live in poverty is because they are lazy.Mary's thinking is an example of the ________ phenomenon.

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A)  retribution
B)  just-world
C)  looking-glass self
D)  stereotype invulnerabilityE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 11

Which statement illustrates discrimination?

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A)  "White people make me so angry that I want to scream."
B)  "I will not hire a woman even if she is qualified."
C)  "The government should do more to help the Native Americans."
D)  "Whites cannot dance as well as African Americans can."E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Your co-worker tells you that she has both a pet snake and a pet dog at home.In the context of distinctiveness,you are most likely to describe her to new office employees as a:

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A)  snake owner.
B)  dog owner.
C)  senior executive.
D)  co-worker.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

You are Black,and you have difficulty recognizing the White customers who were in your store during a robbery.This is an example of:

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A)  an impact bias.
B)  the looking-glass self.
C)  an own-race bias.
D)  a distinctive case.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

According to Ellemers et al.(1997) and Moscatelli et al.(2014) ,a person is more prone than others to ingroup bias when ________.

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A)  his or her group is large
B)  he or she is affluent
C)  he or she is well educated or has multiple skills
D)  his or her group differs in status relative to the outgroupE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Karen's idea about what all football players are like is based on her knowledge of Tim Tebow.Which of the following is a problem with Karen's perception?

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A)  Tim Tebow,a vivid case,is not the best basis for judging the entire group of football players.
B)  Karen's perception is based on her meta-stereotype.
C)  Karen is clearly stigma conscious.
D)  Karen's perception is based on her planning fallacy.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 16

People high in social dominance orientation are most likely to:

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A)  support social work.
B)  avoid expressing negative attitudes toward minority groups.
C)  prefer professions such as politics and business.
D)  indulge less in prejudiced behaviorE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Identify a region in the brain that underlies fear and aggression and facilitates such automatic responding.

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A)  the inferior frontal gyrus
B)  the superior frontal gyrus
C)  the cerebellum
D)  the amygdalaE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Identify a true statement about the effect of stereotypes on the judgments of individuals.

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A)  Stereotypes hardly reflect reality and do not affect judgments.
B)  Strong stereotypes that are irrelevant do color the judgments of individuals.
C)  People often evaluate individuals more negatively than their groups.
D)  Vivid information about a particular group member who does not fit the group does not overwhelm the effect of the base-rate information about the group.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

According to Hideg and Ferris (2016) ,benevolent sexism,though sounding positive,may still impede gender equity by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  questioning women's decisions when they choose motherhood over career
B)  preventing women from socializing with the members of minority groups
C)  criticizing women when they want to get married late rather than early
D)  discouraging the hiring of women in traditionally male-dominated occupationsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

The tendency for people to more accurately recognize faces of their own race is called the:

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A)  anti-racism effect.
B)  looking-glass self.
C)  cross-race effect.
D)  glass ceiling effect.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Kayla's grandparents emigrated from Europe.Kayla holds a strong belief that the people of her group and descent are superior to all others.She can accurately be described as a(n) :

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Which of the following characterizes an ethnocentric individual?

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Mary tells you that the reason people live in poverty is because they are lazy.Mary's thinking is an example of the ________ phenomenon.

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Which statement illustrates discrimination?

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Your co-worker tells you that she has both a pet snake and a pet dog at home.In the context of distinctiveness,you are most likely to describe her to new office employees as a:

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You are Black,and you have difficulty recognizing the White customers who were in your store during a robbery.This is an example of:

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According to Ellemers et al.(1997) and Moscatelli et al.(2014) ,a person is more prone than others to ingroup bias when ________.

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Karen's idea about what all football players are like is based on her knowledge of Tim Tebow.Which of the following is a problem with Karen's perception?

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Identify a region in the brain that underlies fear and aggression and facilitates such automatic responding.

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According to Hideg and Ferris (2016) ,benevolent sexism,though sounding positive,may still impede gender equity by ________.

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