Question: ________________ is a personality trait defined as a general preference for thinking about things in simple, clear-cut ways.

Answer Options:
A) Authoritarian personality
B) Self-affirmation
C) Need for structured knowledge
D) Discrimination

Answer: C) Need for structured knowledge

Question: Gavin has a high tolerance for ambiguity. Gavin is probably:

Answer Options:
A) low in the need for structured knowledge.
B) high in the need for structured knowledge.
C) low in self-esteem.
D) high in self-esteem.

Answer: A) low in the need for structured knowledge.

Question: Which of the following traits best predicts prejudice against groups who are seen as socially deviant or dangerous?

Answer Options:
A) self-esteem
B) neuroticism
C) disidentification
D) right-wing authoritarianism

Answer: D) right-wing authoritarianism

Question: Individuals high in __________ believe that the world is inherently dangerous and unpredictable.

Answer Options:
A) self-esteem
B) need for structured knowledge
C) disidentification
D) right-wing authoritarianism

Answer: D) right-wing authoritarianism

Question: Which of the following is NOT one of the three factors of right-wing authoritarianism?

Answer Options:
A) authoritarian submission
B) tolerance for ambiguity
C) conventionalism
D) authoritarian aggression

Answer: B) tolerance for ambiguity

Question: People high in _______________ hold the belief that the world is a ruthlessly competitive jungle in which it is appropriate and right for powerful groups to dominate weaker ones.

Answer Options:
A) authoritarian submission
B) tolerance for ambiguity
C) conventionalism
D) social dominance orientation

Answer: D) social dominance orientation

Question: Charles believes the world is a dangerous and chaotic place and that the only way to keep it safe is to try and protect order, cohesion, and tradition. Charles is high in the trait of _______.

Answer Options:
A) self-esteem
B) need for structured knowledge
C) disidentification
D) right-wing authoritarianism

Answer: D) right-wing authoritarianism

Question: People high in the trait of __________ are prejudiced against those who they regard as threatening to the existing group social hierarchy.

Answer Options:
A) self-esteem
B) need for structured knowledge
C) disidentification
D) social dominance orientation

Answer: D) social dominance orientation

Question: Someone endorsing the idea that their country would be better off if we cared less about how equal all people were is high in the trait of:

Answer Options:
A) social dominance orientation
B) need for structured knowledge
C) disidentification
D) right-wing authoritarianism

Answer: A) social dominance orientation

Question: People who are highly invested in the idea of “old-fashioned values” are high in the trait of _______.

Answer Options:
A) self-objectification
B) need for structured knowledge
C) disidentification
D) right-wing authoritarianism

Answer: D) right-wing authoritarianism

Question: People high in __________ are competitively driven to maintain the dominance of some groups over others.

Answer Options:
A) social dominance orientation
B) need for structured knowledge
C) disidentification
D) right-wing authoritarianism

Answer: A) social dominance orientation

Question: Which of the following is one of the three factors of right-wing authoritarianism?

Answer Options:
A) social dominance orientation
B) conventionalism
C) need for structure
D) self-objectification

Answer: B) conventionalism

Question: People who think their country would be better if people were treated more fairly are low in the trait of _______.

Answer Options:
A) social dominance orientation
B) conventionalism
C) need for structure
D) self-objectification

Answer: A) social dominance orientation