PSYCHOLOGY EXAM, QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS 2024
1) What type of tool is used to measure automatic preferences such
as one's attitude toward different groups? - ANSWER-b. Implicit
Association Test (IAT)
2) Kylo is taking a social psychology course and his teacher asks
students to take a computerized test that asks them to sort
pictures into different categories, such as "good" and "bad." The
goal of this test is to help identify automatic preferences of which
a person may not be consciously aware. What is this test called?
- ANSWER-d. Implicit Association Test (IAT)
3) Rafael has joined the Spanish Club at his school. According to
the social identity theory, what is Rafael likely to do when he
meets individuals from the German Club or French Club and
defines them as outgroup members? - ANSWER-c. Rafael will
exaggerate the similarities amongst outgroup members.
4) According to ________ theory, people tend to categorize each
other into groups and then show favoritism to their own group. -
ANSWER-c. social identity
, 5) Aversive racism is an example of ________ bias. - ANSWER-a.
ambiguous
6) Brandon does not believe he is prejudiced. However, he got very
nervous when told he was randomly assigned to room with a man
from Costa Rica for his first year in college. He plans to spend as
little time as possible in his room because of this reason.
Brandon is probably experiencing which of the following? -
ANSWER-b. aversive racism
7) The stereotype content model suggests that when we interact
with homeless people we feel what type of emotional prejudice? -
ANSWER-d. disgust
8) The stereotype content model suggests that we judge social
groups on which two features? - ANSWER-c. warmth and
competence
9) The________ content model suggests that we judge social
groups based on their perceived warmth and competence. -
ANSWER-c. stereotype
10)16-year-old high school student Gregory thinks of himself as a
member of the "musical clique" at school and feels that the
musicians are the best group of students. He thinks poorly of
CORRECT ANSWERS 2024
1) What type of tool is used to measure automatic preferences such
as one's attitude toward different groups? - ANSWER-b. Implicit
Association Test (IAT)
2) Kylo is taking a social psychology course and his teacher asks
students to take a computerized test that asks them to sort
pictures into different categories, such as "good" and "bad." The
goal of this test is to help identify automatic preferences of which
a person may not be consciously aware. What is this test called?
- ANSWER-d. Implicit Association Test (IAT)
3) Rafael has joined the Spanish Club at his school. According to
the social identity theory, what is Rafael likely to do when he
meets individuals from the German Club or French Club and
defines them as outgroup members? - ANSWER-c. Rafael will
exaggerate the similarities amongst outgroup members.
4) According to ________ theory, people tend to categorize each
other into groups and then show favoritism to their own group. -
ANSWER-c. social identity
, 5) Aversive racism is an example of ________ bias. - ANSWER-a.
ambiguous
6) Brandon does not believe he is prejudiced. However, he got very
nervous when told he was randomly assigned to room with a man
from Costa Rica for his first year in college. He plans to spend as
little time as possible in his room because of this reason.
Brandon is probably experiencing which of the following? -
ANSWER-b. aversive racism
7) The stereotype content model suggests that when we interact
with homeless people we feel what type of emotional prejudice? -
ANSWER-d. disgust
8) The stereotype content model suggests that we judge social
groups on which two features? - ANSWER-c. warmth and
competence
9) The________ content model suggests that we judge social
groups based on their perceived warmth and competence. -
ANSWER-c. stereotype
10)16-year-old high school student Gregory thinks of himself as a
member of the "musical clique" at school and feels that the
musicians are the best group of students. He thinks poorly of
