Mod 7 Flashcards
Which of the following attitudes are NOT part of Right-Wing Authoritarianism (RWA)?
authoritarian religiosity
Originally, psychological work focused on a unidimensional approach in regard to identifying ideological attitudes about prejudice. This single dimension assessed…. on one end of the scale
and….. on the other end of the scale:
liberal ideology; conservative ideology
One way to counteract prejudiced attitudes in people high in Right-Wing Authoritarianism (RWA) and Social Dominance Orientation (SDO) is to:
enhance positive contact between groups
People high in Right-Wing Authoritarianism (RWA) and Social Dominance Orientation (SDO) both demonstrate prejudiced attitudes towards dissent groups that violate social norms, but the SDO group demonstrate prejudiced attitudes towards a specific subgroup, including:
feminists and protestors who challenge existing social inequalities
Which of the following is a trait that predisposes people high in Right-Wing Authoritarianism (RWA) to prejudiced attitudes?
perceiving the world as a dangerous place
Which of the following is a personality characteristic that predisposes people high in Social Dominance
Orientation (SDO) to prejudice?
lack of empathy
Individuals scoring higher on what construct of Right-Wing Authoritarianism (RWA) were most likely to intend to vote for Donald Trump?
authoritarian aggression
Which social group has higher levels of Social Dominance Orientation (SDO) on average:
White (Cisgendered) Men
Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between political orientation and prejudiced attitudes?
Political orientation has little to do with prejudiced attitudes once RWA and SDO are controlled for
People high in Right-Wing Authoritarianism (RWA) are motivated to:
establish and maintain societal order
People high Social Dominance Orientation (SDO) tend to justify their dominant position in society with:
legitimizing myths
Why do social psychologists conduct research on support for Donald Trump?
Trump’s campaign uses overtly hostile rhetoric
Trump has made comments that are considered by many to be explicitly racist and sexist
Trump’s willingness to embrace violence against out-group members
Liberals can be prejudiced towards:
Conservative
Prejudice can be defined
having negative attitudes about the outgroup
Which of the following is a trait that predisposes people high in Right-Wing Authoritarianism (RWA) to prejudiced attitudes?
perceiving the world as a dangerous place
