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    1. Punishing prejudiced behavior is unlikely to make a major difference, as those who are most prejudiced tend to have already received more punishment than others. 2. If one thinks prejudiced thoughts, one should actively replace them with more positive images of the group, rather than suppressing the thoughts. 3. Prejudices cost society over half a trillion dollars per year due to lost productivity, healthcare costs, and other issues, making it an economic problem for all.

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    1. Punishing prejudiced behavior is unlikely to make a major difference, as those who are most prejudiced tend to have already received more punishment than others. 2. If one thinks prejudiced thoughts, one should actively replace them with more positive images of the group, rather than suppressing the thoughts. 3. Prejudices cost society over half a trillion dollars per year due to lost productivity, healthcare costs, and other issues, making it an economic problem for all.

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    1. Punishing prejudiced behavior is unlikely to make a major difference, as those who are most prejudiced tend to have already received more punishment than others. 2. If one thinks prejudiced thoughts, one should actively replace them with more positive images of the group, rather than suppressing the thoughts. 3. Prejudices cost society over half a trillion dollars per year due to lost productivity, healthcare costs, and other issues, making it an economic problem for all.

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    1. Punishing prejudiced behavior is unlikely to make a major difference, as those who are most prejudiced tend to have already received more punishment than others. 2. If one thinks prejudiced thoughts, one should actively replace them with more positive images of the group, rather than suppressing the thoughts. 3. Prejudices cost society over half a trillion dollars per year due to lost productivity, healthcare costs, and other issues, making it an economic problem for all.

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    1.

    Punishing those who behave in prejudiced ways is:


    A- the quickest solution to ending the problems of prejudiced behavior.
    B - a response that is impossible since most prejudiced behavior is difficult
    to observe or
    C - unlikely to make a major difference since those who are the most
    prejudiced tend to
    have already received more punishment than most of us have received.
    D - Both B and C.

    2. If one thinks prejudiced thoughts, one should suppress them or


    avoid thinking
    A - Yes, Thoughts are very close to actions and one should avoid thinking
    negative
    thoughts about other groups of people.
    B - No. One should not suppress the thoughts, but should actively replace
    them with
    more positive images of the group members.
    C - No. Prejudiced thoughts are normal and harmless; they are part of
    being in a group.
    D - Yes. If we don't start on a personal level to reduce prejudiced thinking,
    then the
    problems simply grow.

    3. Prejudices don't cost our society and therefore are really only a
    problem to those
    who are the victims of prejudiced behavior.
    A - To discuss the monetary cost of prejudiced behavior is impossible.
    B - The cost of prejudiced behavior is a human cost and is not a national
    economic issue.
    C - The cost of sexism and racism alone have been estimated at over one-
    half trillion
    dollars per year.
    D - Both A and B are true.

    4. Most people are not prejudiced.


    A - Surveys show that well over 75 percent of people in the U.S. do not
    consider
    themselves to be racist.
    B - Those who discriminate represent a very small proportion of the U.S.
    population.
    C - Research has shown that those who identify themselves as low in
    prejudiced beliefs
    still discriminate.
    D - Both A and C are true.

    5. There are no inexpensive methods of managing prejudiced


    behavior.
    A - This is true because prejudiced behavior is so widespread, but we still
    need to try.
    B - There are ways of managing prejudiced behavior that cost next to
    nothing.
    C - While the training might be expensive the long term savings are worth
    the
    investment.

    6. Those who risked their own lives to save Jewish people in


    Western Europe during
    the period that the Nazis were practicing genocide were more
    religious than those
    who did not try to save Jewish people.
    A - True
    B – False

    7. Those who saved Jewish people from Hitler's genocide had


    more resources than
    those who did not.
    A – True, they had larger attics or larger basements.
    B - False, they had no more resources.

    8. Those who are in positions of authority can do a great deal to


    manage prejudice
    within the ranks of an organization.
    A - True
    B – False

    9. Being strongly prejudiced has little to do with a person's


    intellectual functioning
    or ability to make other types of judgments.
    A - True
    B – False

    10. The motivation of a strongly prejudiced person who is


    committing an overtly
    prejudiced act is basically the same as that of a person with lower
    levels of
    prejudiced behavior who is functioning out of a stereotyped
    perception.
    A - True
    B – False

    11. When a person who does not hold prejudiced beliefs behaves
    in a prejudiced
    way he or she often feels a personal sense of discomfort.
    A - True
    B – False
    12. Those who are most strongly prejudiced toward a target group
    generally know
    no more negative stereotypes about those they are prejudiced
    toward than those
    who are low in prejudiced behavior toward the same group.
    A - True
    B – False

    13. When the leading scientists of the world look at the issues
    that threaten our
    future they look at environmental concerns not prejudiced
    behavior.
    A - Scientists have little agreement about the things that threaten our
    future and there is
    nothing that even looks like a consensus.
    B - There is clear consensus among the majority of leading scientists in
    the world about
    what threatens our future and it includes concerns about prejudiced
    behavior.
    C - There is clear consensus among the majority of the leading scientists
    in the world
    about what threatens our future and it includes concerns about prejudiced
    behavior,
    specifically sexism.

    14. Sexism, racism, ageism, xenophobia, homophobia and


    prejudices toward those
    with disabilities all have basically the same dynamics.
    A - They are all basically the same except for homophobia which functions
    very
    differently from the others.
    B - Each is different and has its own set of dynamics.
    C - They are all basically the same except for prejudices toward those with
    disabilities,
    which function very differently from the others.
    D - They are all basically the same.

    Answers to Prejudice Quiz


    1. D: Punishing those who behave in prejudiced ways is impossible since
    most
    prejudiced behavior is difficult to observe or prove. Research has shown
    that those
    who are most prejudiced have generally received more punishment than
    most of us.
    2. B: If one thinks prejudiced thoughts, one should not suppress them. One
    should
    actively replace prejudiced thoughts with more positive images of the
    group members
    about whom one has had prejudiced thoughts.
    3. C: Prejudices cost our society and therefore are a real economic
    problem for all of us,
    not just those who are the victims of the prejudiced behavior. The cost of
    sexism and
    racism alone have been estimated at over one-half trillion dollars per year.
    4. D: Most people are not prejudiced. Surveys show that well over 75
    percent of people
    in the U.S. do not consider themselves to be racist. Research has shown
    that those
    who identify themselves as low in prejudiced beliefs still discriminate.
    5. B: There are inexpensive methods of managing prejudiced behavior.
    There are ways
    of managing prejudiced behavior that cost next to nothing.
    6. B: Those who risked their own lives to save Jewish people in Western
    Europe during
    the period that the Nazi were practicing genocide were no more religious
    than those
    who did not try to save Jewish people.
    7. B: Those who saved Jewish people from Hitler’s genocide had no more
    resources
    than those who did not attempt to save Jewish people.
    8. A: Those who are in positions of authority can do a great deal to reduce
    prejudices
    within the ranks of an organization. They often have more leverage with
    those who
    are strongly prejudiced than they realize.
    9. B: Being strongly prejudiced has much to do with a person’s intellectual
    functioning
    and ability to make other types of judgments.
    10. B: The motivation of a strongly prejudiced person who is committing
    an overtly
    prejudiced act is basically different than that of a person with lower levels
    of
    prejudiced behavior who is functioning out of a stereotyped perception.
    11. A: When a person who is low in prejudiced beliefs behaves in a
    prejudiced way he or
    she generally feels a personal sense of discomfort following the behavior.
    12. A: Those who are most strongly prejudiced toward a target group
    generally know no
    more negative stereotypes about those toward whom they are prejudiced
    than those
    who are low in prejudiced behavior toward the same group.
    13. C: When the leading scientists of the world look at the issues that
    threaten our future
    there is clear consensus. The concerns of a majority of the leading
    scientists in the
    world about what threatens our future include concerns about prejudiced
    behavior,
    specifically sexism.
    14. D: Sexism, racism, ageism, xenophobia, homophobia and the
    prejudices toward those
    with disabilities all have basically the same dynamics.

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