Frank is unwilling to work with women, because he feels they cannot work at a high enough level and are not held to the same standards. There is tension between him and many of his fellow workers. This is an example of a conflict based on ______.

Frank's conflict comes from a negative, unfair belief about women as a group: he assumes they cannot meet high standards. A conflict based on prejudice is driven by biased attitudes toward a group, so the correct choice is “Prejudice.”

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