HUM 370 WCU FINAL REVIEW
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What |does |it |become |when |prejudice |develops |into |hatred? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-bigotry
how |does |media |encourage |prejudice? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-By |showing |minorities |in |
stereotypical |ways
what |is |NOT |an |example |of |how |gender |prejudice |is |present |in |our |language |and |promotes |
sexists |attitudes?
a. |I |will |meet |doctor |johnson |tomorrow |and |hope |he |is |friendly
b. |when |I |grow |up |I |want |to |be |a |firefighter
c. |Janet |may |be |blonde |but |she |is |pretty |smart |
d. |you |only |scraped |your |knees, |grow |up |and |be |a |man |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b. |when |I |
grow |up |i |want |to |be |a |firefighter
which |of |the |following |is |NOT |an |example |of |how |prejudices |are |rationalized?
a. |denial
b. |victim |blaming
c. |avoidance |
d. |fact |seeking |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |fact |seeking
Which |of |the |following |statement |is |an |example |of |denial |rationalization? |
a. |she |would |not |have |been |raped |if |she |had |not |worn |such |a |skimpy |outfit
b. |yes |woman |have |had |a |struggle |for |equality |but |look |how |far |they |have |came |
,c. |African |Americans |cannot |claim |discrimination |in |hiring |since |affirmative |action |was |
instituded
d. |she |might |be |a |popular |cheerleader |but |I |am |smarter |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |African |
Americans |cannot |claim |discrimination |in |hiring |since |affirmative |action |was |instituded |
(why: |with |affirmative |action |a |lot |of |white |people |thought |there |was |no |way |to |be |
oppressed)
How |does |avoidance |rationalization |differ |from |denial |and |victim |blaming |rationalization? |
a. |avoidance |rationalization |denies |that |societal |problems |stemmed |from |prejudice |and |
discrimination
b. |avoidance |rationalization |addresses |prejudice |and |discrimination |as |a |problem |of |an |
individual |rather |than |the |entire |society |
c. |avoidance |rationalization |does |not |perpetrate |prejudice |and |discrimination |
d. |avoidance |rationalization |acknowledges |societal |problems |stemming |from |prejudice |and |
discrimination |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |avoidance |rationalization |acknowledges |societal |
problems |stemming |from |prejudice |and |discrimination
Which |of |the |following |is |a |passive |negative |response |to |prejudice? |
a. |verbal |abuse |towards |others |
b. |physical |assault |
c. |genocide
d. |avoiding |interactions |with |people |who |are |not |your |kind |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |
avoiding |interactions |with |people |who |are |not |your |kind
How |does |the |interest |theory |explain |discrimination? |
a. |people |discriminate |in |order |to |protect |their |own |power |and |privilege |
b. |dominant |groups |exploit |subordinate |groups |to |control |resources |
c. |institutional |policies |and |practices |have |negative |affects |on |subordinate |groups |
, d. |racial |profiling |keeps |immigrants |from |being |able |to |advance |in |their |careers |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-a. |people |discriminate |in |order |to |protect |their |own |power |and |privilege
A |common |misconception |of |communication |is?
a. |it |involves |both |verbal |and |non |verbal |communication |
b. |it |simply |means |telling |people |something |
c. |good |communicators |seeks |constant |feedback
d. |verbal |and |non |verbal |communications |may |not |always |match |each |other |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-b. |it |simply |means |telling |people |something
When |the |speaker's |words |are |interpreted |by |the |listener |differently |than |what |was |originally |
intended, |what |is |most |likely |to |occur?
a. |minamalization |
b. |multiplicity |
c. |proxys |
d. |conflict |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |conflict
Which |of |the |following |is |a |commonly |held |misconception |about |communication?
a. |communication |often |breaks |down |
b. |communication |always |solves |problems |
c. |communication |is |a |natural |human |ability |
d. |communication |is |a |tool |that |can |be |used |for |good |and |bad |purpouses |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-b. |communication |always |solves |problems
for |affective |conflict |management |to |take |place |what |must |be |identified? |
a. |who |started |the |conflict |
b. |who |the |injured |party |is |
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What |does |it |become |when |prejudice |develops |into |hatred? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-bigotry
how |does |media |encourage |prejudice? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-By |showing |minorities |in |
stereotypical |ways
what |is |NOT |an |example |of |how |gender |prejudice |is |present |in |our |language |and |promotes |
sexists |attitudes?
a. |I |will |meet |doctor |johnson |tomorrow |and |hope |he |is |friendly
b. |when |I |grow |up |I |want |to |be |a |firefighter
c. |Janet |may |be |blonde |but |she |is |pretty |smart |
d. |you |only |scraped |your |knees, |grow |up |and |be |a |man |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b. |when |I |
grow |up |i |want |to |be |a |firefighter
which |of |the |following |is |NOT |an |example |of |how |prejudices |are |rationalized?
a. |denial
b. |victim |blaming
c. |avoidance |
d. |fact |seeking |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |fact |seeking
Which |of |the |following |statement |is |an |example |of |denial |rationalization? |
a. |she |would |not |have |been |raped |if |she |had |not |worn |such |a |skimpy |outfit
b. |yes |woman |have |had |a |struggle |for |equality |but |look |how |far |they |have |came |
,c. |African |Americans |cannot |claim |discrimination |in |hiring |since |affirmative |action |was |
instituded
d. |she |might |be |a |popular |cheerleader |but |I |am |smarter |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |African |
Americans |cannot |claim |discrimination |in |hiring |since |affirmative |action |was |instituded |
(why: |with |affirmative |action |a |lot |of |white |people |thought |there |was |no |way |to |be |
oppressed)
How |does |avoidance |rationalization |differ |from |denial |and |victim |blaming |rationalization? |
a. |avoidance |rationalization |denies |that |societal |problems |stemmed |from |prejudice |and |
discrimination
b. |avoidance |rationalization |addresses |prejudice |and |discrimination |as |a |problem |of |an |
individual |rather |than |the |entire |society |
c. |avoidance |rationalization |does |not |perpetrate |prejudice |and |discrimination |
d. |avoidance |rationalization |acknowledges |societal |problems |stemming |from |prejudice |and |
discrimination |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |avoidance |rationalization |acknowledges |societal |
problems |stemming |from |prejudice |and |discrimination
Which |of |the |following |is |a |passive |negative |response |to |prejudice? |
a. |verbal |abuse |towards |others |
b. |physical |assault |
c. |genocide
d. |avoiding |interactions |with |people |who |are |not |your |kind |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |
avoiding |interactions |with |people |who |are |not |your |kind
How |does |the |interest |theory |explain |discrimination? |
a. |people |discriminate |in |order |to |protect |their |own |power |and |privilege |
b. |dominant |groups |exploit |subordinate |groups |to |control |resources |
c. |institutional |policies |and |practices |have |negative |affects |on |subordinate |groups |
, d. |racial |profiling |keeps |immigrants |from |being |able |to |advance |in |their |careers |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-a. |people |discriminate |in |order |to |protect |their |own |power |and |privilege
A |common |misconception |of |communication |is?
a. |it |involves |both |verbal |and |non |verbal |communication |
b. |it |simply |means |telling |people |something |
c. |good |communicators |seeks |constant |feedback
d. |verbal |and |non |verbal |communications |may |not |always |match |each |other |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-b. |it |simply |means |telling |people |something
When |the |speaker's |words |are |interpreted |by |the |listener |differently |than |what |was |originally |
intended, |what |is |most |likely |to |occur?
a. |minamalization |
b. |multiplicity |
c. |proxys |
d. |conflict |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |conflict
Which |of |the |following |is |a |commonly |held |misconception |about |communication?
a. |communication |often |breaks |down |
b. |communication |always |solves |problems |
c. |communication |is |a |natural |human |ability |
d. |communication |is |a |tool |that |can |be |used |for |good |and |bad |purpouses |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-b. |communication |always |solves |problems
for |affective |conflict |management |to |take |place |what |must |be |identified? |
a. |who |started |the |conflict |
b. |who |the |injured |party |is |
