A Psychological Function of Prejudice Is To

question 240

Multiple Choice

A psychological function of prejudice is to:

• A) increase conformity to social norms.
• B) make official forms of discrimination seem legitimate.
• C) increase self-esteem.
• D) help people bond to their own ethnic group.

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Definitions:

Electronegativity

A measure of an atom’s attraction for electrons.

Covalent Bonding

A chemical bond that involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms, stabilizing them and making the atoms bound together in a molecule.

Protobionts

Assemblages of organic polymers that spontaneously form under certain conditions. Protobionts may have been involved in chemical evolution.

Abiotically Produced

Referring to substances or processes occurring without the involvement of biological organisms, typically through physical or chemical phenomena.