Stereotypes and Prejudice Quiz

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Stereotypes and Prejudice Quiz

Test your knowledge about stereotypes and prejudice with our engaging quiz! This quiz will help you understand the concepts of prejudice, discrimination, and stereotyping.

  • Learn about the difference between stereotypes and prejudice.
  • Discover how various factors can lead to prejudice.
  • Evaluate your understanding of stereotype threat and its implications.
10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by UnderstandingHeart325
A prejudice is:
A hostile or negative attitude toward people in a distinguishable group based solely on their membership in that group
A generalization about a group of people in which certain traits are assigned to virtually all members of the group, regardless of actual variation among the members
Unjustified negative or harmful action toward a member of a group solely because of his or her membership in that group
Prejudice has …. components:
2
3
5
A stereotype is:
An unjustified negative or harmful action toward a member of a group solely because of his or her membership in that group
A generalization about a group of people in which certain traits are assigned to virtually all members of the group, regardless of actual variation among the members
A psychological tendency that is expressed by evaluating a particular entity with some degree of favor or disfavor
The cognitive component of prejudice
Discrimination is:
An unjustified negative or harmful action directed toward members of a group solely because of their membership in that group
A hostile attitude toward members of a group, based solely on their membership in that group.
The behavioral component of prejudice
A negative impression of a group of people.
People can be victims of prejudice based on:
Ethnicity
Skin color
Religion
Gender
Age
National origin
Sexual orientation
Body size
Disability
Which of the following statements about creating categories are true?
Creating categories is an adaptive mechanism
Humans begin creating categories almost as soon as they are born
We’re not born with the ability to notice different categories; we learn that ability
Creating categories = Creating prejudices
Stereotypes can be positive as well as negative
True
False
Women are kinder than men, more empathic, more nurturing. Women are wonderful cooks and mothers, and they constantly need protection.
These statements do not have a negative effect on women
These statements are forms of appreciation of women
These statements reflect positive stereotypes about women
These statements reflect benevolent sexism
What is stereotype threat?
Some members of a majority group feel threatened by minorities.
Some members of a stereotyped group feel anxious when they are made aware of a stereotype about them.
Some members of a majority group threaten a minority by stereotyping them.
Some members of a minority group threaten to retaliate against the stereotypes they find unfair.
John knows and likes most of his Latino classmates but privately believes that his Anglo culture is superior to all others. His belief is evidence of his:
Anti-Latino prejudice
Stereotyping a minority
Ethnocentrism
Out-group homogeneity
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