Question

Gail is aware that stereotyping can lead to prejudice. When she sees an elder sitting on the park bench, her first inclination is to think how sweet older people are. In order to avoid prejudice when interacting with elders, Gail can a. recognize that elders are usually sweet because their cognitive abilities are failing and try to be nicer to elders. b. ignore her concern since what she is thinking is a nice attitude toward elders. c. make an intentional effort to inhibit stereotypical thoughts. d. go talk to the person to see if he or she really is nice.

Answer 1

c. make an intentional effort to inhibit stereotypical thoughts.

Step-by-step explanation:

Prejudice: In psychology, the term "prejudice" is described as an individual's incorrect or an unjustified attitude that is generally considered as a negative attitude towards another person that is entirely based on the person's membership of a specific social group, for example, gender, religion, race, ethnicity, etc.

In the question above, Gail can try to make an intentional effort to inhibit his stereotypical thoughts in order to avoid prejudice.