Question 1

Summarize the research on racial attitudes in the U.S.from the 1940s to current times.

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Research on racial attitudes in the U.S....

Question 2

A belief about the personal attributes of a group of people is called a(n)

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A)  affect.
B)  behavioral tendency.
C)  cognition.
D)  stereotype.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

found that _____ are more likely to be associated with threat and be "shot" in simulations.

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A)  Black females
B)  Black males
C)  Muslim females
D)  Muslim malesE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

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

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A)  racism and sexism.
B)  scapegoating and discrimination.
C)  stereotyping and prejudice.
D)  the realistic conflict theory.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Although Marcia says she is not prejudiced against Blacks,she votes against interviewing a job applicant with an African name for a flimsy reason.She is exhibiting what some social science researchers call

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A)  overt discrimination.
B)  automatic processing.
C)  modern racism.
D)  hidden racism.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Prejudice is a(n)

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A)  behavior.
B)  cognition.
C)  attitude.
D)  affect.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C) C

Question 7

Research has shown that today prejudiced attitudes and discriminatory behavior

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A)  do not exist.
B)  run rampant.
C)  surface when they can hide behind a different motive.
D)  are more obvious than they have been in the past.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

According to survey research conducted in the U.S. ,racial prejudice toward African-Americans

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A)  is worse than ever today.
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.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 9

People who are overweight

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A)  face less discrimination than minority racial groups.
B)  face more discrimination than minority racial groups.
C)  are perceived as unhappy and content.
D)  do not face discrimination.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 10

gave African-American children a choice between Black dolls and White dolls.Results showed that most children

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A)  chose the Black dolls.
B)  chose the White dolls.
C)  refused to choose between them.
D)  used the dolls in aggressive symbolic play.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Research concerning automatic prejudices reveals that

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A)  automatic processing is associated with the frontal cortex.
B)  pictures of outgroups that elicit the most disgust elicit more frontal lobe activity.
C)  automatic processing is a conscious activity.
D)  automatic processing involves primitive areas of the brain associated with fear.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 12

A review of research on gender attitudes suggests

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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.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Most Americans agree that

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A)  the activities of married women are best confined to the home and family.
B)  they would probably move if Black people came to live in great numbers in their neighborhood.
C)  the two sexes are equally emotional.
D)  they would vote for a qualified woman whom their party nominated for president.E) All of the above
F) None of the above D

Question 14

Since the Iraq war,Americans have developed negative views of

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A)  Muslims.
B)  Iraqis.
C)  Democrats.
D)  Jews.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 15

Around the world,people tend to prefer

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A)  baby boys except in the U.S.where girls are preferred.
B)  baby boys.
C)  baby girls except in China where boys are preferred.
D)  baby girls.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

A preconceived negative judgment of a group and its individual members is called

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

Question 17

An institutional practice that subordinates people of a given sex is called

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A)  sexism.
B)  prejudice.
C)  discrimination.
D)  a stereotype.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C) A

Question 18

Attitudes contain all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  affects.
B)  behavioral tendencies.
C)  cognitions.
D)  stereotypes.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Data from 27 countries shows that people everywhere perceive women as more _______ and men as more _______.

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A)  agreeable;outgoing
B)  outgoing;agreeable
C)  democratic;emotional
D)  emotional;collectivisticE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Provide an example of hostile sexism and an example of benevolent sexism.

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Summarize the research on racial attitudes in the U.S.from the 1940s to current times.

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found that _____ are more likely to be associated with threat and be "shot" in simulations.

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gave African-American children a choice between Black dolls and White dolls.Results showed that most children

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