Barnett, a non-Hispanic, white boy, often played with Lian, an Asian American boy. Barnett's group of friends did not accept Lian and picked on him as he looked different. Barnett gave in to the pressure to conform and adopted his peer group's attitude toward Lian. He began to view Lian as an outsider and stopped playing with him. The attitude of Barnett and his peer group toward Lian exemplifies the concept of
A. coregulation.
B. instrumental aggression.
C. hostile attribution bias.
D. prejudice.
Answer: D
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