Question : 11) Mr. Kennedy, a middle-class Caucasian teacher, assigns lower grades : 1184187

11) Mr. Kennedy, a middle-class Caucasian teacher, assigns lower grades when evaluating the work of two Native American students in his high-school physics class than he does for comparable work from other students. The most valid interpretation of Mr. Kennedy’s behavior is that he appears to

A) be conforming to conventional ethnic values.

B) be demonstrating a laissez-faire personality.

C) have a negative schema regarding Native Americans.

D) mistrust people who are culturally inferior.

12) Which one of the following quotations MOST clearly represents the concept of stereotyping?

A) “Boys should line up to the right and girls to the left.”

B) “If he’s one of your friends, tell him not to apply.”

C) “Matthew just doesn’t seem interested in spelling.”

D) “People from that region just aren’t ambitious.”

13) Studies of educational discrimination against minority ethnic groups today show that

A) African-American and Hispanic students are now entering science fields at close to the same rate as white students.

B) discrimination on the basis of minority and ethnicity has virtually been eliminated.

C) Hispanic and Asian students lose out on opportunities to enter science careers due to lack of interest.

D) there are still fewer opportunities for minority students to enter top-level professions.

14) As opposed to the term prejudice, the term discrimination refers to

A) attitudes.

B) beliefs.

C) behavior.

D) feelings.

15) One way of inoculating students against stereotype threats is to

A) be assertive about defining success as “uncool.”

B) believe that intelligence can be improved.

C) disidentify from success in academics.

D) psychologically disengage from success in academics.

16) Barbara has a strong feminine identity, whereas Charles has a strong masculine identity. However, Alex’s identity tends to be more androgynous. Based on research on gender-role identities, it would be predicted that Alex is likely to

A) be relatively forceful and competitive compared to the others.

B) have higher self-esteem than Barbara.

C) have lower self-esteem than either Barbara or Charles.

D) have low masculine and feminine traits compared to others.

17) The term gender is associated with judgments influenced by culture and

A) androgynous characteristics.

B) biological differences.

C) context.

D) schemas.

18) What group of people has the most stereotyped notions of gender roles?

A) Elementary school children

B) College students

C) High school students

D) Preschool children

19) According to research evidence, which of the following statements about gender differences is TRUE?

A) Females are more likely than males to initiate comments in college classes.

B) Gender differences in social and cognitive abilities are large.

C) Public school teachers tend to interact more with boys than with girls.

D) Textbooks today tend to be free of gender stereotypes.

20) Differences between males and females in cognitive abilities are

A) attributed more to genetic than environmental factors.

B) considered to be very small and insignificant.

C) reported to be larger today than was the case in earlier studies.

D) small in the past decade but steadily increasing.