Prejudice Can Be Not Only Subtle but Also Automatic and Unconscious

question 69

Multiple Choice

Prejudice can be not only subtle but also automatic and unconscious. This is best illustrated in studies of

• A)deindividuation.
• B)implicit attitudes.
• C)the just-world phenomenon.
• D)mirror-image perceptions.

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Definitions:

Preadolescent Stature

The physical height and body composition of individuals in the stage immediately before adolescence, typically characterized by variations in growth rates.

Secondary Sex Characteristics

Physical indicators of sexual maturation—such as changes to the voice and growth of bodily hair—that do not directly involve reproductive structures.

Primary Sex Characteristics

The physical structures directly involved in reproduction, including ovaries in females and testes in males.

Secondary Sex Characteristics

Traits that emerge at puberty, which are not directly involved in reproduction but distinguish between the sexes, such as breast development in females and facial hair in males.