Question 1

Education has proven inconsistent in reducing prejudice because

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A)   people selectively absorb information, rationalizing away information that does not fit their own beliefs.
B)   education actually has been shown to make people more prejudiced.
C)   students are not required to attend.
D)   the programs themselves are prejudiced.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Choose one of the following: advertising, music, or television programming. Identify and describe three ways in which this medium may impact intergroup relations.

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Question 3

Prejudice that operates at the emotional level requires direct face-to-face contact.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Juanita likes to blame her little brother for her failure to do her chores but her brother was not even home. Juanita is clearly engaging in

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A)   self-justification.
B)   subjugation.
C)   scapegoating.
D)   escapism.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

Studies of television programming reveal

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A)   major success in eradicating stereotyped images.
B)   perpetuation of racial and sexual stereotypes.
C)   more women shown as independent role models.
D)   a major decrease in racial stereotyping.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

Muzafer Sherif found that intergroup competition at a boys' camp led to a reduction in conflict and hostility.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Amy is trying to define a stereotype. Which statement should she include in her definition?

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A)   A stereotype is an oversimplified generalization.
B)   A stereotype emphasizes conformity to societal norms.
C)   A stereotype recognizes individual differences.
D)   Stereotypes change quickly.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

An ethnophaulism is a

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A)   visible ethnic community.
B)   derogatory word or expression used to describe a group.
C)   biased condition for or against a particular group.
D)   term to describe ethnic self-awareness and/or embarrassment.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Ethnophaulisms are divided into three types. Define ethnophaulisms and explain these three types. Provide an example of each.

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Question 10

If a minority group arouses negative feelings in an individual, prejudice exists at which level?

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A)   precognitive
B)   cognitive
C)   emotional
D)   action-orientedE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 11

Jim Crow laws established segregated public facilities throughout the South.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A small amount of studies have explored the impact of television on children's attitudes. This research shows that television

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A)   has no impact on minority children's attitudes.
B)   impacts minority children's attitudes but not white children's attitudes.
C)   has no impact on white children's attitudes.
D)   has an impact on both white and minority children's attitudesE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

Self-justification involves denigrating a person or group to justify maltreatment of them.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Harry meets the criteria for Adorno's authoritarian personality. Harry is probably

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A)   someone who has had a lenient upbringing.
B)   free from prejudice.
C)   highly educated.
D)   intolerant of weakness.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Stereotypes

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A)   are largely based on the truth.
B)   are always negative.
C)   are only held by members of dominant groups.
D)   often become justifications for discriminatory behavior.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Talcott Parsons frustration-aggression theory posited that the ____________and ___________might produce insecurities and anxieties that later produced free-floating aggression which would become directed against convenient scapegoats.

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A)   economy, military
B)   society, one's religion
C)   media, one's socialization
D)   family, one's occupationE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 17

By definition, ethnophaulisms can only be used by dominant groups against minority groups.

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A) True 
 B)False

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