AP PSYCHOLOGY

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

ATTRIBUTION ATTITUDES AND ACTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Prejudice refers to
A
negative attitude toward members of a group
B
simplified assumption about a group based on prior assumptions.
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

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: -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-3: -: an adverse opinion or leaning formed without just grounds or before sufficient knowledge. : an instance of such judgment or opinion. : an irrational attitude of hostility directed against an individual, a group, a race, or their supposed characteristics. prejudice.

Detailed explanation-4: -It relates to a way of looking at facts, and in this sense all beliefs and attitudes partake of prejudice to some extent. Prejudice may also refer only to those beliefs and attitudes which place the objects of the attitudes at a clear advantage or disadvantage.

Detailed explanation-5: -Definition. Prejudice is an attitude, or an overall negative evaluation or devaluation, of a social group and its members. Prejudice entails affective reactions toward social groups (e.g., anger, fear, disgust, pity, guilt, envy, contempt).

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