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

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.

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

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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