Which Statement Best Describes the Psychological View of Prejudice During

question 96

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes the psychological view of prejudice during the time of the U.S. Black civil rights movement of the 1960s?

• A) Prejudice is an unconscious defense.
• B) Prejudice is irrational and unjustified.
• C) Prejudice is an outcome of normal thought processes or evolution.
• D) Prejudice is a social norm.

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Definitions:

Independent Events

Multiple events where the happening of one does not influence the likelihood of the other events happening.

P(A ∩ B)

P(A ∩ B) denotes the probability of the intersection of events A and B, meaning the probability that both A and B occur.

Occurrence

An event or incident that happens or takes place.

Experiment

A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.