A Social Function of Prejudice Is To

question 139

Multiple Choice

A social function of prejudice is to:

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

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Definitions:

Rejecting

In statistical hypothesis testing, it refers to the act of dismissing the null hypothesis based on the level of significance and the test statistic.

Type I Error

The error of incorrectly dismissing a true null hypothesis, often referred to as a "false positive" in the context of hypothesis testing.

Innocent Person

An innocent person is someone who has not committed a crime or any offence they are accused of.

Guilty Defendant

In legal terminology, a person who has been formally charged with or convicted of a criminal offense.