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41. Linda recently met Paulo, a new tenant living in her : 1201865
41. Linda recently met Paulo, a new tenant living in her apartment building. She confides in you that she loves Paulo because Brazilian men are great athletes and lovers. Linda’s attitude reflects her
A. ultimate attribution error.
B. prejudice.
C. discrimination.
D. fundamental attribution error.
42. Marcia is in charge of hiring a new engineer for her company. Because she believes that people who wear pink bows in their hair are dumb, she does not hire Becky, who is wearing a pink bow. Marcia’s hiring decision about Becky is an example of
A. a stereotype.
B. social discrimination.
C. deindividuation.
D. prejudice.
43. All of the following are associated with people who display the personality trait of authoritarianism except:
A. A failure to identify with their in-group
B. Acceptance of very traditional values
C. A willingness to unquestioningly follow the orders of authority figures
D. A tendency to view the world as a threatening place
44. Frank often uses racial slurs and otherwise denigrates members of different ethnic groups because doing so makes him feel better about himself. This example illustrates a(n) _____ theory of prejudice.
A. motivational
B. learning
C. cognitive
D. instinct
45. Byron is a blue-eyed person who thinks of brown-eyed people as stupid, bitter, and arrogant. Byron’s therapist thinks that the reason is that Byron sees blue-eyed people as an in-group and brown-eyed people as an out-group. This thought pattern results in his seeing blue-eyed people in a more favorable way and giving them preferential treatment. What theory of prejudice is Byron’s therapist using?
A. Instinct
B. Learning
C. Motivational
D. Dispositional
46. While driving through a different section of town, Calvin, who is from the Alpha ethnic group, sees a group of boys from the Beta ethnic group whistling at and catcalling to an attractive female. Calvin assumes that most, if not all, people from the Beta ethnic group share this “rude” behavior. This example best illustrates
A. an illusory correlation.
B. the self-serving bias.
C. an authoritarian personality.
D. cognitive dissonance.
47. Mavis believes that the girls from the nice neighborhood on the north side of town are all stuck-up and white. She has noticed a couple of girls from there, who happened to be white, act as if they were superior to other people at the mall. She consequently assumes that they are all like that. Mavis’s stereotyping and prejudice are best explained by which theory?
A. Motivational
B. Cognitive
C. Dispositional
D. Learning
48. Even though Guido has never met any aliens, he has developed a prejudicial attitude toward them through listening to his parents’ insults and jokes about them and through watching unfavorable portrayals of them on television. Guido’s case would best support a _____ theory of prejudice formation.
A. motivational
B. cognitive
C. learning
D. dissonance
49. Jill thinks her elementary school students should spend time with children of other ethnic groups from the school across town. Jill hopes that if the children play and work together, they will become less prejudiced. Jill’s theory is most in line with a _____ theory of prejudice.
A. cognitive
B. learning
C. matching
D. motivational
50. Adam is teaching a new class with a diverse collection of students. In order to reduce potential prejudice in the classroom, he attempts to get the students to work together in groups. If negative attitudes toward different categories of students within the classroom decrease, this would provide evidence for the
A. contact hypothesis.
B. matching hypothesis.
C. elaboration likelihood model.
D. empathy-altruism helping theory.
