Deck 1: Ethnic Diversity and Psychology

Question 1

If you were interested in the cultural differences between social groups within a single nation, you would most likely study __________.

A)Cross-cultural psychology
B)Ancestral psychology
C)Ethnic psychology
D)Social psychology

Answer 1

Ethnic psychology

Question 2

Ethnic minority research helps scientists and service providers in a number of ways.Which of the following is an intended outcome of ethnic minority research?

A)Prevention of illness
B)Personal and social development support
C)Combat homogenous representations of ethnic groups
D)All of the above

Answer 2

All of the above

Question 3

If you were interested in cultural differences across nations or regions of the world, you would most likely study __________.

A)Cross-cultural psychology
B)Ancestral psychology
C)Ethnic psychology
D)Social psychology

Answer 3

Cross-cultural psychology

Question 4

Which of the following statements BEST reflects poverty rates in minority ethnic groups?

A)Poverty rates are decreasing in minority ethnic groups
B)European Americans report higher poverty rates than minority ethnic groups
C)Findings report a negative correlation between poverty rates and education level
D)Poverty rates are increasing in minority ethnic groups

Question 5

Which of the following statement does NOT reflect the APA guidelines on multicultural education, training, research, practice and organizational change for psychologists?

A)Ensure cultural competence
B)Monocultural perspectives provide a rich basis for ethnic research
C)Researchers must be proficient and understanding
D)Individual bias may be detrimental to the research process

Question 6

Yonas, an adopted child, was required to do a class project on his birthplace.He told his parents he was doing a project on his ________ to learn more about where he was born.

A)Nationality
B)Culture
C)Race
D)Ethnicity

Question 7

Which statement BEST reflects intelligence measurement in the early 20^th century?

A)Intelligence measurement scales considered cultural values and norms
B)Immigrants were not accurately assessed due to inappropriate and culturally insensitive tests
C)Language proficiency was an important issue that was considered by officials
D)Immigrants tended to score well on intelligence tests

Question 8

According various studies mentioned in Chapter 1, which of the following was NOT found to be an outcome of ethnically diverse school systems?

A)Increase in cultural awareness and academic satisfaction
B)Improves academic aspirations of minority students
C)Help prepared students to participate in ethnic diverse democracy
D)Decreased bullying in the classroom

Question 9

An overemphasis in white study participants has caused the psychology field to become __________, limiting the __________ of study findings.

A)Multicultural, application
B)Facially diverse, main effects
C)Eurocentric, generalizability
D)Ethnocentric, complexity

Question 10

According to the textbook, a discrepancy in education attainment exists across minority ethnic groups.Which of the following concepts may be relevant to this finding?

A)Disaggregation in research
B)Eurocentric bias
C)Ethnocentrism in research
D)Poor intelligence measurement

Question 11

Differences among a social group are known as _______ .

A)Inner-group differences
B)Within-group differences
C)Disaggregation
D)Dissimilarity

Question 12

Individual members of minority ethnic groups may feel that much of psychological research does not reflect their true experiences.Which of the following concepts BEST reflects this statement in regards to psychological research?

A)Eurocentric bias
B)Out-group biases
C)Within-group differences
D)Facial diversity

Question 13

Berry 2003)provides three key aspects of a diverse society.Which of the follow is NOT one of the three aspects that comprise a diverse society?

A)Sociocultural factors
B)Public Policies
C)Behavior of individuals
D)Equal rights

Question 14

Based on the study by Garcia & Diaz 1992), which of the following statements BEST reflects language use and proficiency within the Cuban American population?

A)All Cuban parents only speak English at home
B)Research has shown that Cuban children tend to lose their ability to speak Spanish as their English proficiency increases
C)A mixture of both English and Spanish was found to be the preferred choice during the last year of high school with Cuban youth
D)A large number of new incoming Cuban immigrants have been reported to have a high proficiency in English

Question 15

Which statement BEST reflects research on multiple ethnicities during the late 20^th Century?

A)Reports of multiple ethnicities began to decline in the year 2000
B)Multiple ethnicities tend to be more frequent among younger individuals with higher education
C)Individuals with multiple ethnicities reported higher life satisfaction
D)Research on multiple ethnicities has been studied for centuries

Question 16

Race is a _________ constructed concept based on _________.

A)Socially; social and political attitudes
B)Hierarchically; a person's country of origin
C)Biologically; phenotype
D)Media; shared attitudes, values, and beliefs

Question 17

Which of the below statements BEST reflects the concept of "ethnicity"

A)Ethnicity is based on facial diversity within social groups
B)Ethnicity is a socially constructed concept used to stratify segments of the population
C)Ethnicity is an individual's sense of belonging to a social group
D)Ethnicity is an individual's country of origin.

Question 18

Ethnicity is a social group's sense of belongingness as a result of common _________.Which of the following does NOT apply?

A)Attitudes
B)Biology
C)Values
D)Descent

Question 19

Which of the following statements BEST reflects the concept of "multiculturalism"?

A)Multiculturalism can be attained through facial diversity
B)Multiculturalism cannot be attained through the critical evaluation of one's privilege
C)Multiculturalism provides a foundation for an ethnocentric society
D)Multiculturalism advocates the respect and understanding within a diverse group of people

Question 20

Which statement does NOT accurately reflect the concept of "culture"?

A)Culture is static
B)Includes a group's set of attitudes, values, beliefs, and norms
C)Cultural beliefs are transmitted across generations
D)Dietary habits are an example of a cultural norm