PSY 110 QUIZ 6
PSY 110 Quiz 6
1.
Although men
typically hold ________ attitudes toward women, women’s attitudes towards men
tend to be more __________.
2.
What are the
cultural beliefs, values, and customs that denigrate nonheterosexual behavior
called?
3.
What is a
characteristic that discredits a person and/or places the person in unequal
status to a majority group?
4.
What is the MOST
likely explanation for illusory correlations?
5.
When a young
woman is asked to think of as many traits as she can to describe “a typical
elderly person” and can only come up with “kind, frail, and poor,” which of the
following does her short list exemplify?
6. Derek is a psychology major. He observes how varied psychology majors are
and notes their very diverse interests in the field. Derek wonders about those
"up-tight accounting majors," whom he sees as very conservative and
interested only in making money. Derek's attitudes best exemplifies
______.
7.
The tendency for
news media to label the race of perpetrators of crimes may reinforce negative
stereotypes because it can generate
8. Helen believes that all African Americans should have equal access to a
good education, adequate health care, and quality housing, but she also
believes that most African Americans lack the motivation to advance themselves
academically and economically. Which of the following do her attitudes BEST typify?
9.
An unusual and
rather negative event happens in a community. What happens when this occurrence
is associated with a member of a minority group?
10.
What is the
meaning of the term prejudice?
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