Author Question: People can reduce prejudice effectively by a. eliminating the group that is threatening. b. ... (Read 72 times)

clippers! · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

People can reduce prejudice effectively by

a. eliminating the group that is threatening.
b. going through motions of simple cooperative tasks.
c. pointing out to the other people why they are threatening.
d. making an intentional effort to change one's own thinking.

Question 2

Gail is aware that stereotyping can lead to prejudice. When she sees an elder sitting on the park bench, her first inclination is to think how sweet older people are. In order to avoid prejudice when interacting with elders, Gail can

a. make an intentional effort to inhibit stereotypical thoughts.
b. go talk to the person to see if he or she really is nice.
c. ignore her concern since what she is thinking is a nice attitude toward elders.
d. recognize that elders are usually sweet because their cognitive abilities are failing and try to be nicer to elders.