Ray sighs in annoyance whenever he drives by the public housing complex. "Those welfare bums get everything," he thinks. This is an example of what?

A. positive stereotype
B. paternalistic prejudice
C. contemptuous prejudice
D. envious prejudice


Answer: C

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