The Primary Stereotypical Quiz An examination of views and attitudes towards stereotypes in the Trinity community. dangibbons published on August 08, 201125 responses 7 « Previous Next » Questions in vertical order 1/15 Do stereotypes affect your perception of people? Yes, moderately Yes, completely No 2/15 Do your initial impressions of people change upon discovering a person conforms to a stereotype? Yes, they make they think of them very negatively No, I do not take stereotypes into account Yes, they make a small impact 3/15 Do you act differently around gay (or lesbian, bisexual or transgender) people? Yes, I act moderately differently No Yes, I completely change my behaviour because I feel threatened Yes, I act more nicely to them 4/15 If someone acts 'stereotypically' for a group they belong to, does that affect your perception of them? No, I treat people on their merits Yes, it makes me perceive them more negatively It may change some of my behaviour if I dislike that stereotype 5/15 Should we aspire to individualism or to simply conform to the perception of the groups we belong to? We should act as we individually please, choosing whether or not to conform We should embrace social perceptions Neither, we should only embrace traditional values 6/15 Are gays entitled to equal rights? Yes No, it's already legal, they shouldn't ask for more. Only some rights, marriage should be between one man and one woman. 7/15 Are women entitled to equal rights? While there are some natural differences, mostly. Yes. No, both genders should serve different roles. 8/15 Do you think LGBT people should be allowed to hold Mardi Gras parades? Perhaps, if they are limited away from most public spaces No, they are indecent Yes 9/15 If someone tells you they are gay, does having known them for a long period affect your perception of them? No, I would accept them regardless No, I would reject them regardless Yes, I would treat them better if I'd known them for a long time 10/15 Do you think that stereotypes may be harmful to others? No, because they are actively used by those people Yes, but only to a degree Yes, because they box people in to one paradigm 11/15 Do you act differently around members of the opposite sex? Yes, I act nicer to them Yes, I treat them worse No, I treat all people equally 12/15 Do you treat indigenous Australians any differently to other people? Yes, I treat them worse than other people Yes, I try not to, but I do use stereotypes in evaluating indigenous people No, I act the same around all people, because we are all equal 13/15 Do your initial impressions of people hold true? Yes, because I am pretty accurate initially Yes, because people are all two-dimensional No, when I learn about people I tend to re-evaluate them 14/15 Do stereotypes create prejudices towards certain groups of people? No, stereotypes can be useful to evaluate behaviour Yes, but they deserve it Yes, which is very damaging 15/15 Should we aspire to equality of opportunity within society? No, we should just enforce existing laws No, we should impose mainstream social values Yes, because all people should have a fair go
