Which of the Following Statements About Prejudice and Discrimination Is

question 53

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about prejudice and discrimination is false?

• A) Prejudice can occur without discrimination.
• B) Discrimination can occur without prejudice.
• C) Over the past 40 years, prejudice and discrimination against minority groups have diminished.
• D) Endorsing such statements as "I do not like black people" reliably predicts an individual's political action.

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Definitions:

Federal Oversight

The supervision and regulation of activities by a federal authority to ensure compliance with laws and standards.

Tuskegee Syphilis Study

An unethical clinical study conducted by the U.S. Public Health Service, where African American men with syphilis were deliberately left untreated to study the disease's progression.

Forty Years

A period of four decades, often used to denote a significant amount of time in discussions of human life, historical events, or long-term changes.