Nie and Golde contend that data from Scholastic Aptitude Test on gender differences in verbal scores supports sorting theory because when fewer women than men took the test, women scored better.
a. true
b. false
Question 2As family income goes up in the United States, we find individuals ___________.
a. more likely to register to vote, but less likely to vote
b. more likely to vote, even though they are less likely to register
c. less likely to register, as well as less likely to vote
d. more likely to register to vote and more likely to actually vote
e. none of the above
Question 3In U.S. society, schooling is more important than class origins in getting a good job.
a. true
b. false
Question 4College-educated women tended to do better than their male counterparts on vocabulary tests at the beginning of the 20th century because_________________.
a. women have a biological advantage when it comes to language ability
b. women actually received a better education than men back then
c. when fewer women obtained higher education than men, their verbal performance was higher given the percentage of highly intelligent individuals is about the same for men and women
d. women tended to take more English and writing courses, while men in that era were more likely to take math and engineering courses
e. all of the above
Question 5Prejudice describes ____________, while discrimination describes ____________.
a. a mind-set, behavior
b. behavior, a mindset
c. a mindset, attitudes
d. acts hurtful to minorities, attitudes
e. none of the above
Question 6Given current voting rates, it takes about ________ of the electorate to choose the President of the United States.
a. a quarter
b. half
c. three quarters
d. 90
Question 7Because of the personal costs of being the victim of prejudice and discrimination were so high, many immigrants and their children anglicized their surnames and passed themselves off as native whites.
a. true
b. false
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