Thinking in Terms of Fixed and Inflexible Categories Such as Believing

question 73

Multiple Choice

Thinking in terms of fixed and inflexible categories such as believing that all Muslims are religious fundamentalists is known as:

• A)stereotyping
• B)discriminating
• C)racializing
• D)projecting
• E)displacing

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