Social Psychology International Edition 9th Edition by Saul Kassin – Test Bank
CHAPTER 5: STEREOTYPES, PREJUDICE, AND DISCRIMINATION
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Prejudice and discrimination based on a person’s racial background, or institutional and cultural practices that promote the domination of one racial group over another, is known as
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a. |
racism. |
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b. |
implicit racism. |
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c. |
modern racism. |
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d. |
ambivalent racism. |
ANS: A REF: The Nature of the Problem: Persistence and Change
OBJ: 1 KEY: Factual NOT: New
2.Prejudice and discrimination based on a person’s gender, or institutional and cultural practices that promote the domination of one gender over another, are known as
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a. |
sexism. |
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b. |
implicit sexism. |
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c. |
hostile sexism. |
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d. |
ambivalent sexism. |
ANS: A REF: The Nature of the Problem: Persistence and Change
OBJ: 1 KEY: Factual NOT: New
3.The ABCs of social psychology are affect, behavior, and cognition. Put the three major concepts of Chapter 5 in this ABC order by considering whether they correspond to affect, behavior, or cognition.
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Stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination |
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Prejudice, discrimination, stereotyping |
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Discrimination, prejudice, stereotyping |
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d. |
Stereotyping, discrimination, prejudice |
ANS: B REF: The Nature of the Problem: Persistence and Change
OBJ: 1 KEY: Conceptual
4.Which of the following is not discrimination?
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Believing that baby-faced men are harmless |
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Giving a pink toy to a girl and a blue toy to a boy |
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Signing a petition to keep a minority group out of the neighborhood |
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d. |
Hiring a thin candidate rather than an obese one with the same credentials |
ANS: A REF: The Nature of the Problem: Persistence and Change
OBJ: 1 KEY: Conceptual
5.Bridgette thinks short people are lazy, and Barbara refuses to let short people join her book club. Bridgette is exhibiting _____, whereas Barbara is exhibiting _____.
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discrimination; prejudice |
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b. |
stereotyping; discrimination |
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c. |
prejudice; stereotyping |
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d. |
prejudice; discrimination |
ANS: B REF: The Nature of the Problem: Persistence and Change
OBJ: 1 KEY: Applied
6.Samantha thinks that all social psychology professors are intelligent, attractive, and fabulously good dancers. This is an example of
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a. |
prejudice. |
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b. |
discrimination. |
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c. |
social categorization. |
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d. |
a stereotype. |
ANS: D REF: The Nature of the Problem: Persistence and Change
OBJ: 1 KEY: Applied
7.Bonnie dislikes all lawyers. This is an example of
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a. |
prejudice. |
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b. |
discrimination. |
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c. |
social categorization. |
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d. |
a stereotype. |
ANS: A REF: The Nature of the Problem: Persistence and Change
OBJ: 1 KEY: Applied
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