12.5 Prejudice and Discrimination

Question 1

Prejudice

Answer 1

negative attitudes and feelings toward individuals based solely on their membership in a particular group

Question 2

stereotype

Answer 2

specific beliefs or assumptions about individuals based solely on their membership in a group, regardless of their individual characteristics

Question 3

Discrimination

Answer 3

negative actions toward individuals as a result of their membership in a particular group

Question 4

ageism

Answer 4

prejudice and discrimination toward individuals based solely on their age

Question 5

homophobia

Answer 5

prejudice and discrimination against individuals based solely on their sexual orientation

Question 6

self-fulfilling prophecy

Answer 6

treating stereotyped group members according to our biased expectations only to have this treatment influence the individual to act according to our stereotypic expectations, thus confirming our stereotypic beliefs

Question 7

confirmation bias

Answer 7

seeking out information that supports our stereotypes while ignoring information that is inconsistent with our stereotypes

Question 8

in-group

Answer 8

group that we identify with or see ourselves as belonging to

Question 9

out-group

Answer 9

group that we don’t belong to—one that we view as fundamentally different from us

Question 10

in-group bias

Answer 10

preference for our own group over other groups

Question 11

Scapegoating

Answer 11

act of blaming an out-group when the in-group experiences frustration or is blocked from obtaining a goal