GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
COGNITION AND EMOTIONS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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negative attitude toward members of a group
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simplified assumption about a group based on prior assumptions.
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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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: -Definition. Prejudice is described as “an unfair negative attitude toward a social group or a member of that group” (Dovidio and Gaertner 1999, p. 101). In the field of social psychology, prejudice and the concepts of stereotypes and discrimination are among the core aspects in the area of group perception.
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: -Prejudice which is defined as a negative attitude or feeling held towards members of an outgroup. Intergroup discrimination is the behavioral manifestation of prejudice.