Question

What happens when people act on their prejudice or stereotypes?
(a) Crimination
(b) Discrimination
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these

Answer 1

Answer:

Both a  and  b

Explanation:

Answer 2

Discrimination happens when people act on their stereotypes. ( Option b)

• ‌A stereotype is a belief about a particular type of people.
• ‌It can be an expectation about people's preferences, appearance, or personality.
• ‌It is inaccurate, over-generalized, and resistant to new information.
• ‌It may be accurate sometimes.
• Stereotypes are of two types, 'Explicit' stereotypes and 'Implicit' stereotypes.
• These are regarded as cognitive and occur without consciousness sometimes.