The Idea That Prejudice Is More Likely to Be Expressed

question 23

Multiple Choice

The idea that prejudice is more likely to be expressed when it can be made to ourselves or others) more reasonable reflects:

• A)The authoritarian personality
• B)The suppression-justification model
• C)Social dominance orientation
• D)Personal social beliefs

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Definitions:

Egocentrism

A cognitive trait where an individual has difficulty understanding that other people have their own perspectives and feelings that are different from their own.

Dispositional Factors

Internal factors such as personality traits and temperament that influence an individual's behavior across different situations.

Preoperational Stage

A developmental stage in Piaget's theory, occurring from ages 2 to 7, where children are beginning to develop logical thought but are not yet capable of concrete reasoning.

Formal-Operations Stage

The fourth and final stage of Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, occurring from age 12 onwards, characterized by the ability to think abstractly and reason logically.