Chapter 1
Test Bank Questions
Multiple Choice
1. The most-research aspect of diversity is
a. gender
b. race/ethnicity
c. disability
d. religion
2. Disability includes any condition that affects someone’s
a. Vision
b. Mobility
c. Learning
d. Hearing
e. All of the above
3. Body size is an important dimension of diversity because
a. Body size influences self-image
b. Prejudice against obese people is widespread
c. Obesity is associated with loss of social status
d. All of the above
4. People who identify with no religious tradition make up about ____ of the U.S.
population.
a. 2%
b. 16%
c. 30%
5. In the next 20 years, healthcare costs will be driven most by changes in which aspect of
diversity?
a. Race/ethnicity
b. Sexual orientation
c. Religion
d. Age
6. The best estimates of the percentage of American adults who identify as either gay or
bisexual put the estimates at:
a. 7% of men and 5% of women
b. 5% of men and 7% of women
c. 3% of men and 2% of women
, 7. The melting pot illustrates which approach to understanding diversity?
a. Diversity as a demographic concern
b. Diversity as a political concern
c. Diversity as an ideological concern
8. Social statisticians approach the study of diversity focusing on _____.
a. Diversity as a demographic concern
b. Diversity as a political concern
c. Diversity as an ideological concern
9. Which diversity ideology ignores group boundaries and social identities?
a. Melting pot
b. Multiculturalism
c. Color-blindness
10. Which goal is not part of a psychological study of diversity?
a. Confront a wide range of diversity dimensions.
b. Emphasize color-blindness.
c. Examine how diversity shapes our own behavior.
d. Examine how our behavior influences the diversity of our world.
11. Able-bodied people underestimate the prevalence of disabled people in their
communities. This illustrates that:
a. The individual is a social perceiver.
b. The individual is a social actor.
12. Others’ perceptions of us are shaped more by:
a. Our invisible group memberships (e.g., an undisclosed illness)
b. Our visible group memberships (e.g., racial or ethnic group)
c. Our personality characteristics
13. Peery and Bodenhausen (2008) found that when White people were told that racially
ambiguous faces were of people with mixed-race backgrounds (e.g., having a Black
mother and a White father), they:
a. Categorized the faces as Black more than White
b. Categorized the faces as White more than Black
c. Categorized the faces as White and Black equally often.
14. A psychological study of diversity emphasizes:
a. That we shape and interpret the raw data of our social world through our own
thoughts and actions.
b. That diversity changes and defines who we are as individuals.
c. Both A and B
d. Neither A nor B
Test Bank Questions
Multiple Choice
1. The most-research aspect of diversity is
a. gender
b. race/ethnicity
c. disability
d. religion
2. Disability includes any condition that affects someone’s
a. Vision
b. Mobility
c. Learning
d. Hearing
e. All of the above
3. Body size is an important dimension of diversity because
a. Body size influences self-image
b. Prejudice against obese people is widespread
c. Obesity is associated with loss of social status
d. All of the above
4. People who identify with no religious tradition make up about ____ of the U.S.
population.
a. 2%
b. 16%
c. 30%
5. In the next 20 years, healthcare costs will be driven most by changes in which aspect of
diversity?
a. Race/ethnicity
b. Sexual orientation
c. Religion
d. Age
6. The best estimates of the percentage of American adults who identify as either gay or
bisexual put the estimates at:
a. 7% of men and 5% of women
b. 5% of men and 7% of women
c. 3% of men and 2% of women
, 7. The melting pot illustrates which approach to understanding diversity?
a. Diversity as a demographic concern
b. Diversity as a political concern
c. Diversity as an ideological concern
8. Social statisticians approach the study of diversity focusing on _____.
a. Diversity as a demographic concern
b. Diversity as a political concern
c. Diversity as an ideological concern
9. Which diversity ideology ignores group boundaries and social identities?
a. Melting pot
b. Multiculturalism
c. Color-blindness
10. Which goal is not part of a psychological study of diversity?
a. Confront a wide range of diversity dimensions.
b. Emphasize color-blindness.
c. Examine how diversity shapes our own behavior.
d. Examine how our behavior influences the diversity of our world.
11. Able-bodied people underestimate the prevalence of disabled people in their
communities. This illustrates that:
a. The individual is a social perceiver.
b. The individual is a social actor.
12. Others’ perceptions of us are shaped more by:
a. Our invisible group memberships (e.g., an undisclosed illness)
b. Our visible group memberships (e.g., racial or ethnic group)
c. Our personality characteristics
13. Peery and Bodenhausen (2008) found that when White people were told that racially
ambiguous faces were of people with mixed-race backgrounds (e.g., having a Black
mother and a White father), they:
a. Categorized the faces as Black more than White
b. Categorized the faces as White more than Black
c. Categorized the faces as White and Black equally often.
14. A psychological study of diversity emphasizes:
a. That we shape and interpret the raw data of our social world through our own
thoughts and actions.
b. That diversity changes and defines who we are as individuals.
c. Both A and B
d. Neither A nor B
