Emily brings her new boyfriend, Ryan, to Thanksgiving dinner at her grandmother's house. Emily's family is Catholic, and Ryan is Jewish. She notices that her grandmother and aunt seem upset and purposely ignore Ryan during dinner. Her relatives' attitude is an example of
A. implicit bias.
B. ethnocentrism.
C. social categorization.
D. prejudice.
Answer: D
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