Bias And Prejudice

In the United States, most racial discrimination comes in the form of __________ discrimination.

A person can practice discrimination without being prejudiced.

Donald and Ignacio go to the same school and both feel only hate for each other. The two are chosen to represent their school in a trivia competition. The school counselor encourages them to work together to beat the other school, promising a letter of recommendation for both if they succeed. What is the most likely effect of the contact between Donald and Ignacio?

Prejudice and discrimination that is based on one's gender is ____________.

Which of the following situations is most likely to increase prejudice?

Rebekka is walking home from school. While she walks, she passes a panhandler. She recognizes the panhandler as a local construction worker who was laid off two months ago. Based on the just-world phenomenon, how is Rebekka most likely to react psychologically to the presence of the panhandler?

Pierce is driving home. He notices a driver swerving dangerously around the road. He also notices that the driver is a teenager. This is the second teenaged driver that Pierce has noticed driving erratically in the last three months. Pierce believes that teen drivers are the worst drivers. Based on the vivid cases cognitive bias, why does Pierce believe that teenaged drivers are particularly poor drivers?

Creating laws outlawing discrimination has done little to change prejudiced views or behaviors.

As Simon passed by a homeless man at the traffic light, he immediately locked the door to his car, thinking to himself that the man was probably a criminal. Simon also refuses to give money to homeless individuals because he feels that they are to be blamed for their conditions. Based on this information, Simon is most likely demonstrating __________.

An extreme feeling of patriotism that is based on fear or aggression and influences prejudice against other nations is called ___________.