Decision Making Prejudice

The Army ended segregation of soldiers based on __________ in 1950.

A)gender

B)religion

race

• A

• B

• C

T or F: The U.S. will be less diverse in the future.

A)True

B)False

• A

• B

T or F: Primary values are shared across many different cultures.

A)True

B)False

• A

• B

Tom and Rena are team mates. Tom expresses a negative attitude toward Rena. This will probably NOT affect __________.

A)Tom’s behavior

B)Rena’s attitude

C)Rena’s behavior

D)Rena’s values

• A

• B

• C

• D

When you confront friends who make racist or sexist jokes, you __________.

A)challenge your friends to think more carefully about stereotypes

B)threaten to insult them on social media

C)berate them for being prejudiced

• A

• B

• C

Stereotypes allow people to simplify expectations and __________.

A)judge individuals based on their behavior

B)fairly apply attributes to all members of a group

C)justify categorically rejecting a group

• A

• B

• C

The “us versus them” mindset is one explanation for prejudice. Another is __________.

A)a non-dominant group sets the stereotypes for the culture

B)some people need to feel superior to others and use the out-group as a scapegoat

C)society accepts minority behavior and attitudes

• A

• B

• C

• D

Groups that have __________ can discriminate by passing laws, determining in-groups and out-groups, excluding out-groups, and so on.

A)power

B)prejudice

C)social distance

• A

• B

• C

Ineffective leadership is to blame for __________.

A)prejudiced team members

B)prejudicial tensions within a team

C)social stereotypes

• A

• B

• C

Culture is __________ transmitted from generation to generation.

A)learned behavior

B)inherited behavior

C)learned skills

D)inherited values

• A

• B

• C

• D