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PSY 325: Practice Test #3 NOTE: Test #3 is scheduled for MONDAY DECEMBER 9 @ 8AM 1. The belief that all Italians are passionate is an example of _____; the refusal to hire Hispanics is an example of _____. A. a stereotype; discrimination B. a stereotype; prejudice C. racism; prejudice D. discrimination; racism 2. Which of the following would be an example of aggression as defined in the text? A. A wife deliberately belittles her husband in front of friends after he burns the pot roast. B. A golfer accidentally hits another player with a golf ball. C. A nurse gives a penicillin shot to a child. D. A salesman tops his previous record by selling 50 cars in one month. 3. With respect to helping, the social responsibility norm refers to the expectation that A. people will help when necessary in order to receive help themselves later. B. leaders should help more than regular group members. C. people will help those dependent upon them. D. to receive help, people have the responsibility to ask for it. 4. The social-learning approach suggests that to reduce aggression we should A. model cooperative, nonaggressive behavior. B. reward cooperative, nonaggressive behavior. C. ignore aggressive behavior. D. All of the above. 5. Which of the following has been found to be an effect of viewing sexual violence in movies and television? A. women are more likely to believe rape is a serious crime B. men become more accepting of violence against women C. women become more aggressive toward other women D. All of the above 6. A belief in the superiority of ones own ethnic and cultural group and a corresponding disdain for all other groups is called A. conservatism. B. ethnocentrism. C. scapegoating. D. ingroup authoritarianism. 7. If prejudice is a social norm, many people will follow the path of least resistance and conform to the “group”. Thus once established, prejudice is maintained largely by A. pr