AP PSYCHOLOGY

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Any negative action taken toward and individual or group of people based on negative beliefs or attitudes toward them.
A
Prejudice
B
Attribution
C
Stereotype
D
Discrimination
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -A negative item discrimination means a higher proportion of people in the bottom group chose the answer. This would be expected for an incorrect answer. A negative discrimination on a correct answer may indicate something is wrong, as the ‘good’ students are not choosing the correct answer.

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 an example of negative attitude towards people.

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