Name: __________________________ Date: _____________


1.
Gender ________ consist of people's beliefs about how women and men behave.


2.
Ideas about how men and women ought to behave are called _______, whereas ideas about how women and men do behave are called _______.
A.
gender-role norms; gender stereotypes
B.
gender stereotypes; gender-role norms
C.
gender preferences; gender roles
D.
sexist attitudes; sexists stereotypes


3.
White people who were asked to use electric shocks to “teach” a task, delivered no more shock to a Black person than to a White person except when
A.
they were angered.
B.
the recipient could not retaliate.
C.
the recipient did not know who did it.
D.
any of the above conditions was true.


4.
Prejudice biases us against an individual based solely on
A.
the person's appearance and behavior.
B.
our past experience with similar persons.
C.
the person's identification with a particular group.
D.
our present emotional state.


5.
Although blatant racial prejudice in the United States has subsided, automatic negative emotional reactions still linger. This fact illustrates
A.
ingroup sensitivity.
B.
old-fashioned racism.
C.
a dual attitude system.
D.
discrimination.


6.
The phenomenon of “greatest prejudice in the most _____ social realms” seems universal.
A.
public
B.
intimate
C.
profitable
D.
traditional


7.
Most women are aware of gender bias and at the same time ________ personal disadvantage.


8.
The problem with stereotypes arises when we overgeneralize.


9.
Prejudice is to discrimination as attitude is to
A.
policy.
B.
belief.
C.
behavior.
D.
generalization.


10.
Most women believe that sex discrimination
A.
has affected them personally.
B.
affects most working women.
C.
both A and B.
D.
neither A nor B.


11.
Data from 27 countries show that people everywhere perceive women as more __________ and men as more __________.
A.
agreeable; outgoing
B.
outgoing; agreeable
C.
democratic; emotional
D.
emotional; collectivistic


12.
To judge from what Americans tell survey takers, racial prejudice toward African Americans
A.
is worse today than ever.
B.
has decreased since the early 1940s.
C.
has actually increased since the early 1980s.
D.
decreased from 1940 to 1960, then increased until 1980, and has since stabilized.


13.
By 1988, ________ Americans said they would vote for a qualified woman whom their party nominated for President.
A.
9 in 10
B.
7 in 10
C.
5 in 10
D.
3 in 10


14.
Behaviors associated with leadership are perceived as favorably in women as they are in men.


15.
Racism and sexism are ________ practices that discriminate.


16.
Since the 1940s, blatant prejudice has nearly disappeared.


17.
Which of the following would likely be TRUE of a person prejudiced against Hispanics?
A.
He or she doesn't like them.
B.
He or she would not want to hire them.
C.
He or she would think that Hispanics were lazy and ignorant.
D.
All of the above.


18.
Racism refers to
A.
institutional practices that subordinate people of a given race.
B.
individuals' prejudicial attitudes toward people of a given race.
C.
individuals' discriminatory behavior toward people of a given race.
D.
All of the above.


19.
Porter, Geis, and Jennings showed participants a picture of a group of graduate students working together on a project and asked participants to guess which member contributed the most to the group. When the pictured group was mixed sex, the participants usually chose
A.
a woman if she was seated at the head of the table.
B.
a woman if she appeared to be the oldest member of the group.
C.
a woman if women in the group outnumbered the men.
D.
None of the above.


20.
Racial prejudice is least likely in questions concerning intimate interracial contact.


21.
Jimmy often expresses his dislike of Hispanics, believing them to be untrustworthy and shiftless. As long as he can get away with it, he never hires them to work for his company.
A.
Jimmy is displaying stereotype threat.
B.
Jimmy is probably a victim of realistic group conflict theory.
C.
Jimmy is best characterized as prejudiced.
D.
Jimmy is best characterized as ethnocentric.


22.
A review of research on gender attitudes suggests
A.
that most people have gut-level negative emotions about women even though they describe them favorably.
B.
a “women-are-wonderful” effect.
C.
that most people express more admiration than affection for women.
D.
that men and women are viewed as equally understanding and helpful.


23.
Patricia Devine suggests that even for the low-prejudice person, overcoming prejudice is like learning to
A.
break a bad habit.
B.
play a musical instrument.
C.
write a novel.
D.
walk a tightrope.


24.
Which of the following is FALSE?
A.
Strong gender stereotypes continue to exist.
B.
Few women accept gender stereotypes.
C.
Gender stereotypes are generally stronger than racial stereotypes.
D.
Stereotypes do not contribute to prejudices.


25.
A state police force has set a height requirement of 5 feet 10 inches for all officers. This requirement is irrelevant to job effectiveness but generally excludes Hispanics, Asians, and women from the force. Such a requirement most clearly reflects
A.
racism and sexism.
B.
scapegoating and ingroup bias.
C.
stereotyping and prejudice.
D.
Gause's law and realistic conflict theory.


Answer Key

1.
STEREOTYPES
2. A
3. D
4. C
5. C
6. B
7.
DENY
8. True
9. C
10. B
11. A
12. B
13. A
14. False
15.
INSTITUTIONAL
16. True
17. D
18. D
19. D
20. False
21. C
22. B
23. A
24. B
25. A