Stereotypes, Biases & Microaggression Survey

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* 1. Which of the following might be called an act of microaggression?

Leaving someone out of a workplace plan

Feeling distracted on the job

Looking at resumes carefully when hiring

Grabbing a colleague's breast in the break room

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* 2. Which of these is a good choice for working to combat implicit bias in the workplace?

Developing a training program.

Eliminating performance reviews.

Hiring more diverse employees.

Firing employees who exhibit bias.

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* 3. Michelle introduces her boyfriend Raj to her roommate Beth. Beth says, ''Raj, you are so exotic!'' Raj perceives this as an indirect insult to his Pakistani heritage and is upset. Raj has experienced a/an _____.

overreaction

performance evaluation

implicit association

microaggression

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* 4. What is a microaggression?

A physical enactment of power dynamics

A small yet meaningful act of snubbing

A way of being more inclusive in the workplace

The statement of a racist belief

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* 5. A detailed analysis of the ways a company does business, such as communication style and tolerance for risk-taking, is called a _____.

bias alliance

culture club

cultural audit

microaggression

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* 6. Unconscious bias arises from _____.

specific regions of a country

full-time work

life experiences and environment

deliberate malice

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* 7. Feeling _____ toward work is a frequent consequence of being a victim of microaggressions.

confident

positive

indifferent

sympathetic

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* 8. Implicit bias may be based on which of the following?

Weight

Race or ethnicity

Education

All of these answers are correct

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* 9. Why might geography play a role in ingroup and outgroup formations?

People are usually biased against those from wealthier and more powerful geographic regions.

People form ingroups in various geographic structures in a workplace.

Geography does not play a role in ingroup and outgroup formations.

People can hold unconscious biases against those from other regions.

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* 10. Overgeneralizations about the characteristics of an entire group based on gender (as in women or men) is known as:

Sex stereotypes

Sexism

Gender stereotypes

Genderism

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* 11. What does it mean for a bias to be unconscious?

It means you are aware of the bias.

It means you are unaware of the bias.

It means a bias based on race.

It means a bias based on religion.

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* 12. Bias can be best defined as which one of the following?

A lack of subjectivity

A two-sided approach to issues and people

None of the answers are correct; bias is impossible to define.

A lack of objectivity

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* 13. When a person hears, interprets, or remembers only things that validate their beliefs or expectations, they possess what?

Attentional bias

Confirmation bias

None of these are correct.

Negativity bias

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* 14. In which type of bias is our perception affected by recurring thoughts?

Attentional bias

None of these are correct

Negativity bias

Confirmation bias

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* 15. Which of the following is a type of bias that causes a person to make decisions about others based on how they compare to themselves?

Confirmation bias

Social comparison bias

Negativity bias

None of these are correct

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* 16. Which of the following types of bias affects our perception of probability?

Negativity bias

Attentional bias

Confirmation bias

Social comparison bias

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* 17. What is often at the root of microaggressions?

High morale

Social identity categories

Supervisory structures

Workplace fatigue

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* 18. Which of the following workplace situations might constitute a microaggression?

At job interviews, the hiring committee smiles at each candidate.

At job interviews, the hiring committee asks all candidates to discuss their resumes.

At job interviews, the hiring committee asks trickier and more questions of black candidates than white ones.

At job interviews, the hiring committee remembers the company's affirmative action goals.

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* 19. Which of the following is NOT a method of gathering data to assess a workplace for the presence of unconscious bias?

the hours of different shifts at the workplace

how rapidly people in various groups doing the same type of job get promoted

percentage of senior management who are not white males

the pay rates of people in various groups doing the same job

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* 20. Which of these statement DOES NOT represent a common microaggression?

"Where were you born?"

"You are so articulate."

"You speak good English."

"I love your hair!"

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* 21. Assuming a person of a different race is dangerous is a microaggression.

True

False

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* 22. The manager should be careful not to...

Pronounce employee's names correctly.

Call on female and male employees equally.

Plan workshop and project due dates on the same day as a religious or cultural holiday.

Stereotypes, Biases & Microaggression

Knowledge based questions -

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* 1. Which of the following might be called an act of microaggression?

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* 2. Which of these is a good choice for working to combat implicit bias in the workplace?

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* 3. Michelle introduces her boyfriend Raj to her roommate Beth. Beth says, ''Raj, you are so exotic!'' Raj perceives this as an indirect insult to his Pakistani heritage and is upset. Raj has experienced a/an _____.

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* 4. What is a microaggression?

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* 5. A detailed analysis of the ways a company does business, such as communication style and tolerance for risk-taking, is called a _____.

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* 6. Unconscious bias arises from _____.

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* 7. Feeling _____ toward work is a frequent consequence of being a victim of microaggressions.

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* 8. Implicit bias may be based on which of the following?

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* 9. Why might geography play a role in ingroup and outgroup formations?

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* 10. Overgeneralizations about the characteristics of an entire group based on gender (as in women or men) is known as:

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* 11. What does it mean for a bias to be unconscious?

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* 12. Bias can be best defined as which one of the following?

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* 13. When a person hears, interprets, or remembers only things that validate their beliefs or expectations, they possess what?

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* 14. In which type of bias is our perception affected by recurring thoughts?

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* 15. Which of the following is a type of bias that causes a person to make decisions about others based on how they compare to themselves?

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* 16. Which of the following types of bias affects our perception of probability?

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* 17. What is often at the root of microaggressions?

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* 18. Which of the following workplace situations might constitute a microaggression?

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* 19. Which of the following is NOT a method of gathering data to assess a workplace for the presence of unconscious bias?

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* 20. Which of these statement DOES NOT represent a common microaggression?

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* 21. Assuming a person of a different race is dangerous is a microaggression.

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* 22. The manager should be careful not to...