In One Study, Prejudiced Persons Expressed Negative Attitudes Toward Two

question 54

Multiple Choice

In one study, prejudiced persons expressed negative attitudes toward two nonexistent groups, the "Piraneans" and the "Danirians," which illustrates how stereotypes of prejudiced people tend to be

• A) ​mutually interdependent.
• B) ​superordinate.
• C) ​unusually irrational.
• D) ​inconsistent.

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