AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Prejudice is when someone has a belief (usually negative) about a person or group based on a stereotype. The belief is usually based on a person’s membership (or assumed membership) in a certain group. Prejudice also divides people based on stereotypes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Discrimination occurs when people are treated less favourably than other people are in a comparable situation only because they belong, or are perceived to belong to a certain group or category of people.

Detailed explanation-3: -prejudice. negative attitude held by a person about the members of a particular social group. discrimination. treating people differently because of prejudice toward the social group to which they belong.

Detailed explanation-4: -Prejudice is a negative attitude and feeling toward an individual based solely on one’s membership in a particular social group (Allport, 1954; Brown, 2010). Prejudice is common against people who are members of an unfamiliar cultural group.

Detailed explanation-5: -Similar to sexism or racism, “ageism” (Butler, 1969) refers to the negative attitudes, stereotypes, and behaviors directed toward older adults based solely on their perceived age.