Candy is washing the dishes and asks her brother to help by drying them. Her brother says that dishes are women's work, which makes their father smile. Her brother sees the smile and walks away. This scenario is an example of prejudice as a result of ____
A) social learning
B) social assimilation
C) incidental feelings
D) social discrimination
E) compunction
Answer: A
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a. sign tracking. b. suppression. c. conditioned repression. d. unconditioned fear responding.
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A. below. B. above. C. the side. D. behind.
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