AP PSYCHOLOGY

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When someone judges another person in a negative way it is called ____
A
Stereotype
B
Prejudice
C
Inequality
D
Discrimination
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Prejudice means to see other people as inferior and to negatively judge other people. Prejudice is giving overt importance to one way of doing things and seeing it as the best way which disrespects the other people. Suggest Corrections. 0.

Detailed explanation-2: -to express a bad opinion of someone’s behaviour, often because you think you are better than them: You have no right to judge other people because of what they look like or what they believe.

Detailed explanation-3: -Prejudice means to judge other people negatively or see them as inferior.

Detailed explanation-4: -“Censorious” is the word when someone is inclined to find fault and harshly critical. This word is used when someone forms opinion about someone and start judging without actually knowing the person and his situation.

Detailed explanation-5: -We can be prejudiced about many things: people’s religious beliefs, the colour of their skin, the region they come from, the accent they speak in, the clothes they wear etc. Often, our prejudices about others are so strong that we don’t want to form friendships with them.

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