Prejudice and Discrimination
Psychology ⇒ Social Psychology
Prejudice and Discrimination starts at 10 and continues till grade 12.
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Describe how conformity can contribute to the development of prejudice in a society.
Describe how the minimal group paradigm demonstrates the ease with which prejudice can form.
Describe one method that can be used to reduce prejudice in schools.
Describe one way in which social categorization can lead to prejudice.
A company has a policy that unintentionally disadvantages people with disabilities. What type of discrimination is this? (1) Individual, (2) Institutional, (3) Interpersonal, (4) Reverse.
A manager unconsciously favors male employees over female employees when assigning leadership roles. This is an example of: (1) Explicit discrimination, (2) Implicit discrimination, (3) Institutional discrimination, (4) Reverse discrimination.
A school implements a program where students from different backgrounds work together on projects. According to the contact hypothesis, what is the likely effect on prejudice? (1) Prejudice will increase, (2) Prejudice will decrease, (3) Prejudice will stay the same, (4) Prejudice will only change for some students.
A student believes that all elderly people are bad at using technology. This is an example of: (1) Discrimination, (2) Stereotype, (3) Prejudice, (4) Institutional bias.
A company has a policy that unintentionally disadvantages people with disabilities. What type of discrimination is this? (1) Individual, (2) Institutional, (3) Interpersonal, (4) Reverse.
A manager unconsciously favors male employees over female employees when assigning leadership roles. This is an example of: (1) Explicit discrimination, (2) Implicit discrimination, (3) Institutional discrimination, (4) Reverse discrimination.
A school implements a program where students from different backgrounds work together on projects. According to the contact hypothesis, what is the likely effect on prejudice? (1) Prejudice will increase, (2) Prejudice will decrease, (3) Prejudice will stay the same, (4) Prejudice will only change for some students.
A student believes that all elderly people are bad at using technology. This is an example of: (1) Discrimination, (2) Stereotype, (3) Prejudice, (4) Institutional bias.
Fill in the blank: ________ discrimination refers to policies or practices that systematically disadvantage certain groups, regardless of the intentions of the individuals involved.
Fill in the blank: ________ is a generalized belief about a group of people.
Fill in the blank: ________ is a negative attitude toward a person based solely on their membership in a particular group.
Fill in the blank: ________ is the process by which people learn prejudice from their family, peers, and society.
True or False: All stereotypes are inaccurate.
True or False: Discrimination always involves conscious intent.
True or False: Discrimination can be both individual and institutional.
True or False: Prejudice can be both positive and negative.
