HCSO Exam #4 Study Guide Questions
and Answers
Attitude: - Answer-a mental position base on a person's knowledge, feelings and experiences about
someone or something influencing him/her to behave in a certain way in regard to that person or thing.
Race - Answer-1) A group of people with common ancestry and physical characteristics.
2) the sum total of learned behavioral traits, values, beliefs, language, laws and technological
characteristics of the members of a particular society.
Ethnicity - Answer-a shared culture and background. members of an ethnic group usually have a
common ancestry and generally share language, religion and other cultural patterns.
ethnocentrism - Answer-the act of regarding one's culture as the "center of the universe" and hence as
the basis for all comparisons with other cultures.
prejudice - Answer-an adverse judgement or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of or
examination of the facts. bias.
, culture - Answer-a way of thinking and acting based on tradition. usually a learned behavior passed
from 1 generation to another.
discrimination - Answer-acting purely on the basis of prejudice.
stereotyping/categorical treatment - Answer-affords a convenient grouping for people of when one is
not knowledgeable.
scapegoating - Answer-provides convenient group or person to blame when things go wrong in personal
life.
projection - Answer-provides an outlet for projecting one's tensions and frustrations onto other people.
authoritarian personality - Answer-symbolizes one's affiliation with a more dominant group.
societal strain - Answer-fear and insecurity. leads to justification for various types of discrimination that
are thought to be a advatage to the dominant group.
what does ACT stand for in ethics class? - Answer-A: alternative
C: consequence
T: tell your story
the 4 reasons police get fired: - Answer-peer pressure, lust, anger, greed
Criminal Solicitation - Answer--Intent 1st or capital felony to engage in conduct
-requests, commands, or attempts to induce another
and Answers
Attitude: - Answer-a mental position base on a person's knowledge, feelings and experiences about
someone or something influencing him/her to behave in a certain way in regard to that person or thing.
Race - Answer-1) A group of people with common ancestry and physical characteristics.
2) the sum total of learned behavioral traits, values, beliefs, language, laws and technological
characteristics of the members of a particular society.
Ethnicity - Answer-a shared culture and background. members of an ethnic group usually have a
common ancestry and generally share language, religion and other cultural patterns.
ethnocentrism - Answer-the act of regarding one's culture as the "center of the universe" and hence as
the basis for all comparisons with other cultures.
prejudice - Answer-an adverse judgement or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of or
examination of the facts. bias.
, culture - Answer-a way of thinking and acting based on tradition. usually a learned behavior passed
from 1 generation to another.
discrimination - Answer-acting purely on the basis of prejudice.
stereotyping/categorical treatment - Answer-affords a convenient grouping for people of when one is
not knowledgeable.
scapegoating - Answer-provides convenient group or person to blame when things go wrong in personal
life.
projection - Answer-provides an outlet for projecting one's tensions and frustrations onto other people.
authoritarian personality - Answer-symbolizes one's affiliation with a more dominant group.
societal strain - Answer-fear and insecurity. leads to justification for various types of discrimination that
are thought to be a advatage to the dominant group.
what does ACT stand for in ethics class? - Answer-A: alternative
C: consequence
T: tell your story
the 4 reasons police get fired: - Answer-peer pressure, lust, anger, greed
Criminal Solicitation - Answer--Intent 1st or capital felony to engage in conduct
-requests, commands, or attempts to induce another
