Author Question: What kind of bias is the speaker in this story showing? John was telling his friend Simone that ... (Read 86 times)

erika · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

What kind of bias is the speaker in this story showing?

John was telling his friend Simone that he really doesn't consider himself prejudiced. If a man works hard, he says, he deserves more. John's family came to America from eastern Europe without a penny in their pockets and worked hard to become members of the middle class. He goes on to explain that he believes that there are hard-working Hispanics, too, but some of them just haven't been taught the meaning of hard work. His people, he tells Simone, work hard and deserve what they get

A) pro-social bias
B) out-group bias
C) prejudicial bias
D) low-resource bias

Question 2

Based on status construction theory, how can you get what you want from a group and leave a positive impression?

A) by acting like a very nice person
B) by acting like a generous person
C) by acting like a majority member of society
D) by acting like a high-status person