Module 6 Flashcards
Jared was upset what Adia wanted to wear black on her wedding day. He believed it meant that she was not happy about marrying him. This is an example of differences in:
a. attribution
b. retention
c. attention
d. feelings
a. attribution
Jared is black and is aware that his new supervisor at work believes that black people are not as hard working as people from other races. This causes Jared to be very anxious and stressed at work as he worries that any error on his part, regardless of how small, will serve to reinforce his supervisor’s stereotypes. Jared’s anxiety is a result of what researchers refer to as _______.
a. stereotype threat
b. an overactive imagination
c. test anxiety
d. perceptual acuity
a. stereotype threat
True or False:
Giraffes are native to Ghana.
False
True or False:
Stereotypes differ along the dimensions of direction, intensity, accuracy, salience, valence, and form.
False
INCORRECT ANSWER
When US participants were asked to report what they saw in the bifocal viewer they reported that they saw a:
a. bullfight
b. baseball game
c. tango
d. both A and B are correct, but not C
a is INCORRECT,
d is INCORRECT.
African culture is:
a. dynamic
b. high context
c. polychronic
d. A and B are correct but not C
e. A, B, and C are correct
e. A, B, and C are correct
Matt is looking to buy a house. Every time he goes online he spends a few minutes on realtor.com looking at houses. This is an example of:
a. selective attention
b. selective exposure
c. selective retention
d. selective perception
b. selective exposure
Kenya generates between 65 and 73% of its energy from renewable sources (solar, geothermal, hydro, etc.). The US generates ___% of its energy from renewables.
a. 13%
b. 45%
c. 80%
d. 5%
a. 13%
INCORRECT ANSWER
According to the Chen and Starosta reading, which is the best definition for perception:
a. communicating effectively
b. giving meaning to stimuli we sense
c. the ability to understand other cultures
d. avoidance of stereotyping and prejudiced behaviors
e. all of the above are correct.
e is INCORRECT
Unbeknownst to the average American and European, much (if not all) of the economic, social, political, inter-ethnic, and even environmental problems faced throughout modern Africa can be traced to:
a. the ravages of slavery and colonialism and the attendant consequences
b. mismanaged corrupt African governments
c. genocide
d. drought
a. the ravages of slavery and colonialism and the attendant consequences
The primary decision making style in Japan is:
a. majority rule
b. consensus
c. decision via leader
d. decision via expert
b. consensus
INCORRECT ANSWER
When Kina goes to eat at Hana’s house, he eats every morsel on his plate, but he does not talk at all. Hana worries that he does not like the meal. Hana is likely from a _____.
a. low context
b. high context
c. doing
d. being
b is INCORRECT
The Western tendency to refer to Africa as the ‘dark continent’ refers primarily to Western belief that Africa is “dark” due to:
a. the darkness of humanity in Africa
b. the darkness of skin color in Africa
c. the darkness of the forest in Africa
d. the darkness caused by disease in Africa
a. the darkness of humanity in Africa
The continent of Africa was subdivided into countries by ____.
a. African tribal lords
b. Adolph Hitler
c. at least seven European nations
d. the Pharaohs of Egypt
e. the United States
c. at least seven European nations
A _____ is an exaggerated belief associated with a category …. whose function is to justify (rationalize) our conduct in relation to that category.
a. stereotype
b. generalization
c. perception
d. idea
a. stereotype
