Understanding Social Bias Quiz
Explore social psychology through 12 questions. Test your knowledge on social bias, prejudice, and institutional discrimination.
#1
Which of the following best describes social bias?
A neutral and objective viewpoint of society
Preconceived notions or stereotypes about certain groups of people
A scientific measurement of social behavior
A political ideology
#2
What is the term used to describe the tendency to favor one's own group over others?
In-group bias
Social equality
Collective consciousness
Cultural relativism
#3
Which psychological concept suggests that individuals tend to attribute their successes to internal factors and their failures to external factors?
Confirmation bias
Fundamental attribution error
Self-serving bias
Stereotype threat
#4
What is the term for the cognitive shortcut where individuals categorize others based on superficial characteristics?
Stereotyping
Implicit bias
Confirmation bias
Cultural relativism
#5
What term is used to describe the phenomenon where individuals are more likely to believe information that supports their existing beliefs?
Cognitive dissonance
Confirmation bias
Availability heuristic
Illusory correlation
#6
Which of the following is an example of institutional bias?
A person's personal preference for a particular type of music
A company's policy that inadvertently discriminates against certain groups
A stereotype held by an individual
An individual's implicit bias
#7
What is the term for the tendency to judge other cultures by the standards and values of one's own culture?
Ethnocentrism
Cultural relativism
Stereotyping
Cultural bias
#8
Which of the following describes a form of social bias that occurs when people are treated differently based on their race or ethnicity?
Socioeconomic bias
Gender bias
Racial bias
Confirmation bias
#9
Which psychological theory suggests that individuals are motivated to maintain consistency between their beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors?
Social identity theory
Cognitive dissonance theory
Social learning theory
Attribution theory
#10
What is the term for the expectation that causes individuals to act in ways that make the expectation come true?
Self-fulfilling prophecy
Stereotype threat
Prejudice
Implicit bias
#11
What term refers to the tendency to attribute one's own actions to external causes while attributing other people's behaviors to internal causes?
Self-fulfilling prophecy
Fundamental attribution error
Actor-observer bias
Confirmation bias
#12
Which of the following is an example of microaggression?
Explicit derogatory remarks about someone's ethnicity
A company's policy that explicitly discriminates against a certain group
Unintentional, subtle comments or actions that convey hostility or disregard for marginalized groups
A person's conscious preference for people of a certain religion
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