Chapter 4 Flashcards
________ is defined as a rigid personality characterized by categorical thinking, submissiveness to authority, and a dislike of anyone who is different from them.
a. committed religiosity
b. authoritarian personality
c. social-dominance orientation
d. fundamental personality
b. authoritarian personality
____ is a religious viewpoint that allows a person to hold a wide range of categories about which one can evaluate the world. This person’s ideas tend to be more complex and the individual is more open-minded.
a. committed religiosity
b. quest orientation
c. consensual religiosity
d. extrinsic religious orientation
a. committed religiosity
_______describes an attitude toward intergroup relations in which the person believes that groups are different, that they are organized hierarchically, and that some groups are naturally higher in status than others.
a. authoritarian personality
b. right wing authoritarianism
c. social dominance orientation
d. need for structure
c. social dominance orientation
When researchers refer to “need for cognitive closure,” what are they talking about?
a. an individual difference variable that describes the dispositional motivation of a person to think about the world; the higher this motivation is, the more they enjoy thinking about complex problems.
b. personality characterized by categorical thinking, submissiveness to authority, and adherence to middle-class values. These persons tend to dislike anyone who is different from themselves.
c. an individual difference variable in which those who have a high degree of this motivation tend to desire clear, certain, or unambiguous knowledge about a topic.
d. an individual difference variable in which people who have this motivation tend to need an answer – any answer – on a given topic, so that they may arrive at a conclusion, even if the conclusion is incorrect
d. an individual difference variable in which people who have this motivation tend to need an answer – any answer – on a given topic, so that they may arrive at a conclusion, even if the conclusion is incorrect
___describes an individual who uses religion for their own purposes, attends church infrequently, and tends to be more prejudiced toward others.
a. committed religiosity
b. extrinsic religious orientation
c. religion as quest
d. fundamental religious orientation
b. extrinsic religious orientation
When someone has internalized their religious values, lives according to these beliefs, attends church regularly, and tends to be egalitarian, they are said to have a(n):
a. intrinsic religious orientation
b. extrinsic religious orientation
c. committed religiosity
d. religion as quest orientation
a. intrinsic religious orientation
A personality style in which the person tends to be politically conservative, more punitive toward criminals, and more likely to endorse orthodox religious views is termed:
a. committed religiosity
b. right-wing authoritarianism
c. intrinsic religious orientation
d. extrinsic religious orientation
b. right-wing authoritarianism
A religious viewpoint in which the person tends to interpret religion more literally and concretely, make more generalizations about religion, and be unreceptive to different ideas is referred to as:
a. consensual religiosity
b. consensual religiosity
c. intrinsic religious orientation
d. quest orientation
a. consensual religiosity
When someone has a need for cognition, researchers are referring to:
a. an individual difference variable that describes the dispositional motivation of a person to think about the world; the higher this motivation is, the more they enjoy thinking about complex problems.
b. personality characterized by categorical thinking, submissiveness to authority, and adherence to middle-class values. These persons tend to dislike anyone who is different from themselves.
c. an individual difference variable in which those who have a high degree of this motivation tend to desire clear, certain, or unambiguous knowledge about a topic.
d. an individual difference variable in which people who have this motivation tend to need an answer – any answer – on a given topic, so that they may arrive at a conclusion, even if the conclusion is incorrect
a. an individual difference variable that describes the dispositional motivation of a person to think about the world; the higher this motivation is, the more they enjoy thinking about complex problems.
How do researchers define “need for structure”?
a. an individual difference variable that describes the dispositional motivation of a person to think about the world; the higher this motivation is, the more they enjoy thinking about complex problems.
b. personality characterized by categorical thinking, submissiveness to authority, and adherence to middle-class values. These persons tend to dislike anyone who is different from themselves.
c. an individual difference variable in which those who have a high degree of this motivation tend to desire clear, certain, or unambiguous knowledge about a topic.
d. an individual difference variable in which people who have this motivation tend to need an answer – any answer – on a given topic, so that they may arrive at a conclusion, even if the conclusion is incorrect
c. an individual difference variable in which those who have a high degree of this motivation tend to desire clear, certain, or unambiguous knowledge about a topic.
This religious orientation is “seen as a process of questioning, doubting, and reexamining in response to the contradictions and tragedies of life.”
a. religion as quest
b. committed religiosity
c. intrinsic religious orientation
d. consensual religiosity
a. religion as quest
Research indicates that those high in the need for cognition tend to stereotype _____compared to those low in the need for cognition.
a. more
b. less
c. about the same as
d. but not show prejudice
b. less
Those high in the need for structure tend to rely on stereotypes ____ compared to those low in the need for structure.
a. more
b. less
c. about equally often
d. but not show prejudice
a. more
Men tend to be ____ in social dominance orientation than women
a. higher
b. lower
c. about the same
d. none of the above
in social dominance orientation than women
a. higher
Research shows that those high in social dominance orientation_____ differ from those low in social dominance orientation on measures of _____prejudice.
a. do; implicit
b. do not; implicit
c. occasionally; explicit
d. do; explicit
b. do not; implicit
