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SGallaher96

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The tendency to think of or react to everyone in the same category (ex. black, Chinese, female or gay) in a more or less fixed way, based on the category is called
 
  a. Negativity
  b. Ignorance
  c. Symbolic racism
  d. Overcategorization

Question 2

Attitudes and beliefs involving a tendency to prejudge people, usually negatively and usually on the basis of a single personal characteristic, without any objective basis for making such a judgment are called
 
  a. Prejudice
  b. Racism
  c. Ignorance
  d. Negativity



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dominiqueenicolee

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: d

Answer to Question 2

ANS: a



SGallaher96

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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again




 

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