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Bias and Prejudice

Question 12 • RYLE25 - PSYCHOLOGY - FULL CREDIT

Compare and contrast prejudice and discrimination.

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Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: Prejudice and discrimination are both associated with negative views about a particular group of individuals, and they often are connected when it concerns the negative treatment of a member of a particular group. However, prejudice involves possessing a negative attitude about members of a particular group, and discrimination involves targeting negative treatment toward a particular group member. Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: Prejudice and discrimination are both associated with negative views about a particular group of individuals, and they often are connected when it concerns the negative treatment of a member of a particular group. However, prejudice involves possessing a negative attitude about members of a particular group, and discrimination involves targeting negative treatment toward a particular group member.