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Dewey believes that, compared to white people, Asian people are spiritual. Dewey’s belief is BEST characterized as an example of ____.

Research concerning prejudice against atheists suggests that ____.

Which of the following BEST qualifies as an example of prejudice?

Suppose that Chance is gay, but he does not fit your stereotype of gay people. He wears baggy jeans, constantly swears, has sloppy table manners, and enjoys sports. Instead of changing the way you think about gay people as a group, however, you just decide that Chance belongs to a special class of gay people (“gay jocks”). This behavior would be an example of ____.

People who belong to a different group or category than yourself are ____.

One critical reason why people hold on to stereotypes—even in the face of refuting evidence—is that they tend to view pieces of refuting evidence as exceptions that constitute their own (new) categories. That is, they tend to create ____.

Suppose that Alicia has just begun dating Karim. While at his house, she notices some family photos on the coffee table. She notices that—even though Karim himself is not overweight—every other member of his family is clearly obese. Somehow, this makes Karim seem less attractive to Alicia. Alicia’s attitude illustrates ____.

The outgroup homogeneity effect appears to stem from the fact that ____.

Groups are more prone to hostile competition than individuals are. This outcome has been dubbed ____.

Match the following Potter’s classifications: