Which of the Following Is an Example of a Prejudice

question 79

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a prejudice?

• A) not hiring someone because of his or her ethnicity
• B) giving African Americans higher mortgage interest rates
• C) only searching people of certain ethnicities at the airport
• D) believing that Asians are better at math

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Definitions:

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Deoxyribonucleic acid, a molecule that contains the instructions an organism needs to develop, live, and reproduce.

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