Unit 3 Exam

When a woman is told she should be nurturing but not too assertive, this reflects:

Prescriptive stereotype

A teacher assumes all boys are naturally better at math, so she calls on them more often. This is an example of:

Descriptive stereotype

Essentialist thinking is most likely to support which belief?

Group traits are fixed and biologically determined

According to social identity theory, people are more likely to:

Derive self-esteem from group membership

Which situation best demonstrates ingroup bias?

Hiring someone from your college over a better-qualified applicant from another

Realistic conflict theory suggests prejudice arises when:

Groups compete over limited resources

Believing lighter-skinned individuals are more intelligent than darker-skinned individuals is an example of:

Colorism

A hate crime motivated by a belief that the target group must be eliminated would be classified as:

Mission

A thrill-seeking hate crime is typically driven by:

Boredom and desire for excitement

Which reflects gender and social roles theory?

Girls are pressured to be quiet and polite

Face-ism is best illustrated by:

Male politicians shown with more facial close-ups

Which is an example of benevolent sexism?

Believing women should be cherished and protected

Which belief best reflects neosexism?

Sexism is a thing of the past, so gender complaints are overblown

The gender wage gap is a result of:

The glass ceiling and structural inequality

Heteronormativity assumes:

Everyone is heterosexual and gender-conforming

Which statement reflects sexual prejudice?

Trans people make me uncomfortable.

The DSM's historical view of homosexuality included:

Classifying it as a mental disorder

Microaggressions are best described as:

Subtle, often unintentional slights

Saying “I don’t see color” is an example of:

Colorblindness

In Jane Elliot’s blue eyes/brown eyes exercise, children with blue eyes were:

Given superiority one day and then inferiority the next

The contact hypothesis is more effective when:

Cooperation is required

Sherif’s Robber’s Cave study showed that prejudice:

Emerges when groups compete for resources

Which is an individual technique for reducing prejudice?

Stereotype suppression

Decategorization involves:

Highlighting individual differences

Salient categorization works by:

Making group membership noticeable but positive

The jigsaw classroom technique aims to:

Foster cooperation across groups

A multicultural approach to prejudice reduction emphasizes:

Recognizing and valuing diversity

Which best illustrates violent rapist motives?

Targeting someone due to rage and aggression

Power rapists are typically motivated by:

Domination and control

Thornhill's theory suggests rape is:

Genetically influenced for reproductive purposes

Which is a component of rape culture?

Believing victims lie about assault

A rape myth is:

“Only strangers commit rape.”

Domestic homicide differs from other forms of murder because it:

Involves a known partner or family member

Baumeister argues that people commit evil acts because they:

See themselves as good

Which is not one of Baumeister’s four roots of evil?

Moral disengagement

The myth of “pure evil” leads people to:

Assume evil people enjoy causing harm for no reason

Believing that a person is violent because they have high self-esteem is consistent with:

Threatened egotism theory

Saying “I’m not sexist, but…” before making a sexist statement reflects:

Modern sexism

A student avoids correcting a racist comment to “not make it awkward.” This shows a failure to:

Confront prejudice

Which strategy emphasizes valuing group identity while building cross-group connections?

Multicultural approach

When someone says “I don’t care if you’re Black, White, or purple,” this reflects:

Colorblindness

Saying “She was asking for it” reflects which rape myth theme?

Victim precipitation

Which is an example of hostile sexism?

Women are too easily offended.

A person claims “Gay people can’t be good parents.” This is an example of:

Heterosexism

Saying “Women are better at caring for children because it’s in their nature” shows:

Essentialist thinking