Psy Set chapter 5 and 6 practice test

People with modern- symbolic prejudice:

a. believe that all races endorse traditional American values

b. believe that government interventions is necessary to ensure equality of outcomes

c. support affirmative action programs as a remedy for past discrimination

d. have little personal knowledge of black people

d. have little personal knowledge of black people

Which of the following is not a factor underlying modern-symbolic prejudice

A. mild to moderate anti-Black emotions

B. Belief in non-traditional values

C. Rejection of equality of opportunity as a basic principle

D. little personal knowledge of Black people

C. Rejection of equality of opportunity as a basic principle

Which of the following statements has been supported by research on American's prejudicial beliefs

A. The majority of whites believe Blacks are treated by unfairly in todays society

B. Attitudes toward gays and lesbians today are similar in valence to attitudes held in 1973

C. Few whites today support segregates schools compared to the majority of whites in the past

D. College students' personal stereotypes about African Americans have changed little since the first studies on this topic

C. Few white today support segregates schools compared to the majority of whites in the past

__________ is a value system that reflects the belief that all people should be treated identically

A. Egalitarianism

B. Socialization

C. Benevolence

D. Laissez-faire

A. Egalitarianism

According to the stereotype content model, __________ prejudice results when a group is perceived as neither competent nor warm.

A. Ambivalent

B. contemptuous

C. Benevolent

D. envious

B. Contemptuous

____________ focuses on submission to ingroup authority figures; _________ focuses on dominance over outgroups

A. social dominance orientation; right-wing authoritarianism

B. right wind authoritarianism; traditional authoritarianism

C. Right-wing authoritarianism; social dominance orientation

D. Social dominance orientation; traditional authoritarianism

C. Right-wing authoritarianism; traditional authoritarianism

The type of religious orientation that appears to be least associated with prejudice is

A. extrinsic

B. intrinsic

C. fundamentalism

D. quest

D. quest

A person agreeing with the statement, "To lead the best, most meaningful life, one must belong to the one, true religion" likely had a(n) _______ religious orientation

A. intrinsic

B. extrinsic

C. quest

D. fundamentalist

D. Fundamentalist

Conservatives are most likely to be prejudiced if they are also

A. aversive racists

B. high on social dominance orientation

C. in favor of government intervention

D. mentally inflexible

B. High on social dominance orientation

the process of ______ in self esteem is looking down on others to make one feel better about oneself

A. self-enhancement

B. self-protection

C. outer group anxiety

D. in-group protection

A. self-enhancement