Question

Although Graham has not yet met his future college roommate, he learned that the roommate is a football player. He is anxious and unhappy about sharing his room with a football player because he expects that his roommate will be a
"party animal" who makes studying in his room difficult. Graham's attitude can be classified as
A) Stereotype Threat
B) Prejudice
C) Discrimination
D) Scapegoating
E) Fully Justified

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is B: Prejudice.

Explanation:

The logic behind Graham's assumption is that every football player is disruptive to a study environment. Since Graham has not yet met his roommate, he is judging that person's character based only on assumed group membership.

Stereotype Threat occurs when a group is stereotyped in a negative manner, and people who are perceived as part of that group feel insecure and less capable of performing at their full potential.

Discrimination is the belief that people from a certain group should be treated differently merely for being part of that group.

Scapegoating is the habit of blaming a person or a group of people for something they did not do.

Assumptions are only justified when based on known and checked facts.