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1. ________ comparisons are based around attributes we may ________ with ________, but which are ________ to (from) ________ group. a. Intergroup; share; other members of our group; contrasted; another b. Intragroup; share; other members of our group; contrasted; another c. Intergroup; differ on; members of another race; similar; another d. Intragroup; differ on; females, if we are male; shared; a male e. Intragroup; share; only individuals we relate to on another attribute; different; a similarly featured
What is a. Intergroup; share; other members of our group; contrasted; another
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9. One result of tokenism is that it ________. a. increases the likelihood of minority group protests b. helps to improve the self-esteem of women and minority group members c. damages the self-esteem of biased majority-group members d. increases the likelihood of affirmative action lawsuits e. helps to maintain the perception that the existing system is fair
What is e. helps to maintain the perception that the existing system is fair
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18. Research shows that attractive defendants are ___. a. more likely to be found guilty than unattractive defendants b. less likely to be found guilty than unattractive defendants c. more likely to be offered a plea bargain d. less likely to testify on their own behalf e. less likely to receive the death penalty once found guilty
What is b. less likely to be found guilty than unattractive defendants
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6. Participants in one study wore digital audio recorders. Research assistants coded the sounds and compared the coded behaviors to the participants' self-reports of behavior. Friends of the participants also made ratings of behavior frequencies. The findings show that a. participants were most accurate at predicting their own behaviors. b. friends were most accurate at predicting participant behaviors. c. for some behaviors the participants were more accurate and for other behaviors friends were more accurate. d. there was not a relationship between the participants' self-reports and their behaviors. e. there was not a relationship between the friends' ratings and the participants' behaviors.
What is c. for some behaviors the participants were more accurate and for other behaviors friends were more accurate
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7. Research on self-control has demonstrated that engaging in self-regulation _____. a. depletes our energy and provides us with limited ability to maintain self-control at a later time. b. is like a muscle so that the more we practice self-control the easier it becomes to self-regulate. c. increases our ability to accomplish future goals that require self-regulation. d. allows us to conserve energy for use on more important tasks. e. with regard to one task makes us more able to engage in self-control on an additional task.
What is b. is like a muscle so that the more we practice self-control the easier it becomes to self-regulate.
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2. Bradford, a gay man, recently applied for a job as a fifth-grade teacher. Shortly before his second interview with school administrators, which was to include some interaction time with current students, Bradford completed an online survey that included questions about his sexual orientation. It was explained that the survey was completely unrelated to the school system, and that the orientation items were being asked by a gay-rights organization. Bradford did not think that he was particularly nervous or anxious during his interactions with the students. Recent research (Bosson, Haymovitz and Pinel, 2004) suggests that ________. a. non-verbal measures of anxiety may have been higher than otherwise because the online survey may have made Bradford's homosexuality more salient b. verbal self-report measures of anxiety may have been lower than otherwise because the online survey may have made Bradford less self-conscious of his sexual orientation c. verbal self-report measures of anxiety may have been higher than otherwise because the online survey may have made Bradford more self-conscious of his sexual orientation d. non-verbal measures of anxiety may have been lower than otherwise because the online survey may have made Bradford's homosexuality less important e. verbal self-report measures and behavioral measures of anxiety are unreliable indicators of an individual's state
What is a. non-verbal measures of anxiety may have been higher than otherwise because the online survey may have made Bradford's homosexuality more salient
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10. The perspective that prejudice is acquired through direct and indirect experiences is known as the ________. a. common in-group identity model b. social learning view c. recategorization view d. social norms perspective e. contact hypothesis
What is b. social learning view
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19. Since George, a college student, prefers privacy, he should choose to sit ________. a. in an area that is not isolated b. in the back of the room, away from others c. as close to where the professor is as possible d. anywhere he likes, since location in the room will not affect his privacy e. where there are students on both sides of him
What is b. in the back of the room, away from others
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8. We tend to make ________ attributions for our own behaviors, but ________ attributions for others' behaviors. a. situational; dispositional b. dispositional; situational c. positive; negative d. negative; positive e. realistic; unrealistic
What is a. situational; dispositional
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15. Some experts have suggested that different types of prejudice may arise because of different emotional responses to the target group. From this perspective, prejudice arising from disgust may result in behaviors that try to ________. a. camouflage the prejudice to the extent possible b. avoid feelings of guilt and sympathy for the out-group c. harm the out-group directly d. protect the in-group's status position e. avoid contact with the out-group
What is e. avoid contact with the out-group
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3. George believes he is the best basketball player at his school, maybe even in the city. He believes he's also smarter than almost everybody. His self-esteem score is high on both explicit and implicit measures. Nick is new to the school and challenges George to a game of one on one. Nick wins the game by a landslide and taunts George by saying, "I thought you said you could play." Based on research by Baumeister and colleagues, what is George likely to do? a. Ask Nick for some pointers about how to improve his game. b. Punch Nick in the face. c. Sulk and pout at first, but eventually get over it and practice harder. d. Shake hands with Nick and say, "Good game." e. Encourage the coach to make Nick a starter on the team.
What is b. Punch Nick in the face.
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11. National surveys, in asking about how much progress there has been in moving toward racial equality, consistently find that White respondents perceive that ________. a. there has been a lot of progress b. there's been little if any progress c. Black Americans are too demanding d. Blacks are being catered to because they comprise a potent political force e. there has been good economic progress for Blacks, but little real social equality
What is a. there has been a lot of progress
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20. Bruce has a relatively high need for affiliation. As such, he would likely ________. a. show less emotional involvement in a relationship b. not express a desire to marry right after college c. avoid people with undesirable physical characteristics d. prefer to spend as much time alone as possible e. avoid making negative comments to fellow workers
What is e. avoid making negative comments to fellow workers
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14. Very brief exposures to faces of people from different ethnic backgrounds (about whom one has a negative attitude) frequently causes people to respond faster to words with negative meanings than to words with positive meanings. This technique or type of research is known as ________. a. a bogus pipeline b. category activation c. the superordinate memory effect d. the bona fide pipeline e. implicit racism
What is d. the bona fide pipeline
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16. Beliefs about the shared traits social groups have that serve as a cognitive framework for processing social information are known as ________. a. stereotypes b. discrimination c. prejudices d. minimal groups e. incidental feelings
What is a. stereotypes
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4. Kim is an American but spent much of her childhood in Japan. She is fluent in both English and Japanese. We might reasonably expect her response to the question "Who am I?" to differ depending on the language (Japanese or English) of the question because ________. a. Japan has become increasingly Westernized over the past 50 years b. her experiences may have led to identity confusion c. the English language places a strong emphasis on individual self-identification d. a particular language might activate different self-concepts for bilingual people e. Japanese has no pronoun for "I"
What is d. a particular language might activate different self-concepts for bilingual people
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12. Gender-based discrimination affects a substantial proportion of the population by ________. a. blocking women's progress in the workplace b. blocking men disproportionately from technical careers c. affecting women's status in the social world more generally d. increasing the level of marital discord e. having a subtle effect on religious participation
What is a. blocking women's progress in the workplace
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21. The concept of attitude similarity includes similarity of ________, ________, ________, and ________. a. activities; beliefs; attitudes; interests b. attitudes; beliefs; values; interests c. attitudes; beliefs; values; behaviors d. attitudes; backgrounds; values; interests e. backgrounds; activities; interests; attitudes
What is b. attitudes; beliefs; values; interests
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17. Groups of individuals that are created on the basis of some minimal criteria are known as ________. a. criteria groups b. focus groups c. irrelevant groups d. prejudicial groups e. minimal groups
What is e. minimal groups
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24. The proportion of similarity is predictive of the degree of attraction between two people ________. a. when discussions are between females and females b. when discussions are between males and females c. regardless of the importance of the topics they discuss d. when discussions are of topics that are important to the individuals e. when discussions are between males and males
What is c. regardless of the importance of the topics they discuss
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5. George was listening as a friend described him to someone else on the telephone. His friend's description included "Tall man, a psychologist, bicyclist" and similar terms. As a result, George is now probably thinking of himself in terms of ________. a. indeterminant relationships b. intergroup comparisons c. intragroup comparisons d. individualistic relationships e. interpersonal relationships
What is b. intergroup comparisons
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13. The contact hypothesis is based on the idea that ________. a. decreased contact between group members is necessary for the reduction of prejudice b. contact between members of different social groups has no long-lasting effect on the level of prejudice experienced by group members c. increased contact between members of different social groups may increase the degree of prejudice between the groups d. increased contact between members of different social groups can help to reduce prejudice between the groups e. prolonged contact with prejudiced members of society will increase one's own level of prejudice
What is d. increased contact between members of different social groups can help to reduce prejudice between the groups
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22. Angela and Becky are good friends. Carol greatly dislikes Angela but is not acquainted with Becky. Given this information, if Carol sees Angela and Becky interacting, Carol is MOST likely to react to Becky ________. a. by having a negative reaction to her b. by having a positive reaction to her c. in an indifferent fashion since she is not acquainted with her d. by trying to develop a friendship with her in order to anger Angela e. by developing a level of intrigue about her
What is a. by having a negative reaction to her
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23. A firm handshake communicates which of the following personality traits _______. a. introversion b. extroversion c. neuroticism d. narcissism e. conscientiousness
What is b. extroversion
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25. A person with a preoccupied attachment style is said to have a _______ self-image and _________ interpersonal trust. a. negative; high b. positive; low c. negative; negative d. positive; high e. extremely high; extremely low
What is a. negative; high
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