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Stereotypes and Bias

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

Stereotypes exist because people see them in which of the following?

a)

books

b)

movies and television

c)

the news

d)

all of the above

2.

Stereotypes can be positive or negative

a)

true

b)

false

3.

a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.

a)

stereotype

b)

prejudice

c)

implicit bias

d)

narrative

4.

prejudice that is suggested but not directly expressed

a)

stereotype

b)

prejudice

c)

implicit bias

d)

explicit bias

5.

What kind of stereotype is this?

"Girls are smarter than boys."

a)

age

b)

socio-economic

c)

race

d)

gender

e)

religion

6.

"Young people have a poor work ethic" is an example of ________ stereotype.

a)

gender related

b)

religion related

c)

age related

d)

cultural related

7.

"Did you see that wreck she's driving" is an example of ________ stereotype.

a)

gender related

b)

age related

c)

culture related

d)

socio-economic related

8.

__________ is when our deep-seated need to belong causes us to adapt our behaviors to feel belonging.

a)

confirmations bias

b)

conformity bias

c)

similarity/contrast effect

d)

halo/horns effect

9.

_________ is allowing someone's positive or negative trait to "spill over" from one personality area to another.

a)

confirmation bias

b)

conformity bias

c)

similarity/contrast bias

d)

halo/horns bias

10.

_________ is looking for and empathizing information in a way that confirms our preconceived notions.

a)

confirmation bias

b)

conformity bias

c)

similarity/contrast bias

d)

beauty bias