prejudice

Question 1

define prejudice

Answer 1

• it is an attitude
• it is a pre-judgement about a person or group of people

Question 2

stereotyping

Answer 2

• the process of developing an idea about someone and carrying that idea forward to apply it to similar people

Question 3

stereotyping - example

Answer 3

• not only saying all women are weak but also thinking badly of women because of this

Question 4

discrimination

Answer 4

• prejudice leads to discrimination
• an action carried out because of prejudice

Question 5

ABC model

Answer 5

affect
behaviour
cognitive

Question 6

affect

Answer 6

feeling/emotions about a person

Question 7

behaviour

Answer 7

the behaviour that results from the emotion, which is discrimination

Question 8

cognitive

Answer 8

• prejudice is a biased belief held about an individual or group of people prior to direct experience of that person/group
• such attitudes are based on stereotypes and group characteristics
• individual attributes are ignored