Soc 001 - Introduction to Sociology » Fall 2022 » Video Quiz 2

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Question #1
In How to Overcome Our Biases? with speaker Vernā Myers, she states, "Here it is again. This violence against black men has been going on for centuries with different names. It's part of our national psyche and collective history."
A.   False
B.   True
Question #2
In How to Overcome Our Biases? with speaker Vernā Myers, she states that we make implicit associations but we can not measure that unconscious bias.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #3
In How to Overcome Our Biases? with speaker Vernā Myers, she states that our collective default when it comes to race is white therefore we have implicit bias toward those who are not white. It is our collective preference and we thereby associate negative characteristic with those not white.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #4
In How to Overcome Our Biases? with speaker Vernā Myers, she states that a solution to implicit bias and whiteness as our default is to become color blind.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #5
In How to Overcome Our Biases? with speaker Vernā Myers, she states, that biases are "the stories we make up about people before we know who they actually are. But how are we going to know who they are when we've been told to avoid and be afraid of them?" Her solution? Walk toward your discomfort and do inventory. Have conversations. Teach children about race and race relations.
A.   True
B.   False

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