Which Statement Supports the Primordialist Explanation of Prejudice

question 66

Multiple Choice

Which statement supports the primordialist explanation of prejudice?

• A) Humans have a natural affinity/liking for "nonfamily" members.
• B) Nepotism is about playing favourites with immediate family members.
• C) Prejudice is a way of maintaining the economic status hierarchy.
• D) Ethnic prejudice and racism are ways of maintaining in-group solidarity.

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Definitions:

Reward

A positive consequence or incentive that increases the likelihood of a behavior being repeated.

Drive Reduction

A theory in psychology suggesting that behaviors are motivated by the desire to reduce internal drives such as hunger or thirst.

Hull's Model

A drive-reduction theory of learning and motivation that describes behavior as responses to the reduction of basic physiological needs.

Drive Reduction

A theory in psychology that focuses on how fulfilling biological needs reduces physiological drives.