Deck 14: Belief Systems and Ideology

Question 1

Ideologies are influenced by which of the following?

A) Technology
B) Physical environment
C) Biology
D) All of the above

Answer 1

All of the above

Question 2

Which of the following national events would produce the strongest emotional reaction and most successfully rally citizens around the flag?

A) Winning the most number of gold medals in the Olympic Games
B) Defeating one's enemy in a military battle
C) Attack on one's homeland by a foreign nation
D) Election of a popular Republican candidate as president

Answer 2

Attack on one's homeland by a foreign nation

Question 3

Research on cognitive functioning between political ideologies would not support which of the following statements?

A) Conservatives tend to be more structured and determined.
B) Liberals tend to tolerate complexity and nuance.
C) Conservatives tend to possess a lower tolerance for disorder.
D) Liberals tend to be less open to novelty.

Answer 3

Liberals tend to be less open to novelty.

Question 4

Which of the following is not a function of religion?

A) Moral compass
B) Social identity and sense of belonging
C) Increased functional attachments to other people
D) Rally group members around the flag

Question 5

Research on religious and spiritual evidence-based practices would support which of the following statements?

A) Christian accommodative cognitive therapy has greater treatment gains for patients than secular interventions.
B) Treatment gains for those utilizing Christian accommodative cognitive therapy for depression did not persist at 3- month follow-up.
C) In general, religious and spiritual interventions have attained positive results but only in limited testing.
D) All of the above are true statements.

Question 6

Which of the following is the idea that race, gender, and class are not to be considered separately, as these are difficult to study in isolation from one another?

A) Intersectionality
B) Intensity
C) Assimilationism
D) Fanaticism

Question 7

Which of the following is not a category included in Hays's ADDRESSING model for understanding variations in demographics?

A) Sexual orientation
B) Developmental disabilities
C) Indigenous heritage
D) Employment status

Question 8

Why is it important for social workers to understand the meaning of culture?

A) The definition of culture shapes social policy and social work practice.
B) Culture is a major aspect in how people live their lives.
C) Social work clients vary in their cultural values and commitments.
D) All of the above.

Question 9

Humanities-oriented individuals embrace which area of culture?

A) Symbolic-ideational
B) Materialist-behaviorist
C) Both A and B
D) Neither A nor B

Question 10

Who likened culture to the development of a child into an adult, in which culture exemplifies the natural history of change?

A) Herodotus
B) Thucydides
C) Sophists
D) Lucretius

Question 11

Which of the following is not a common belief between Machiavelli and Hobbes regarding culture?

A) Human nature causes culture.
B) Institutions were developed to maintain order.
C) Both A and B.
D) Neither A nor B.

Question 12

Confirmatory bias does NOT result in which of the following?

A) Hampers reasoning and results in widespread distortions.
B) Reduces the distance between two worldviews, helping each side understand the opposing viewpoint.
C) Hurts the credibility of research findings.
D) Reduces confidence in the decision making of practitioners and policymakers

Question 13

How can ideology impact the quality of life for children living in adverse environments?

A) Lower levels of ideological commitment are associated with decreased anxiety and depression.
B) Higher levels of ideological commitment are associated with decreased anxiety and depression.
C) Level of ideological commitment had no association with anxiety or depression.
D) The association between level of ideological commitment and anxiety or depression varied depending on the type of adverse environment the child faced.

Question 14

Hiding emotions and not showing any strong affinities for "feminine" behavior describes which model of masculinity?

A) No Sissy Stuff
B) The Big Wheel
C) The Sturdy Oak
D) Give 'Em Hell

Question 15

Technology, physical environment, and institutions influence one's ideologies, but biology has no impact upon them.

Question 16

National pride is negatively associated with subjective well-being.

Question 17

Definitions of culture can include both (1) ideals and symbols intrinsically important to a group of people and (2) socially transmitted behavior and thought.

Question 18

Research found that White children preferred Black children who had a native accent over White children with a foreign accent.

Question 19

American adolescents are overwhelmingly religious.

Question 20

How does an individual's ideology change as the individual moves from childhood into adolescence into adulthood?