The chairperson of the Department of Mathematics at a large university refuses to consider applications from females for faculty positions in the department. The professor is demonstrating:

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The professor's refusal to consider female applicants is an act of discrimination, which involves treating individuals or groups unfairly based on their membership in a certain category (in this case, gender). Normative influence refers to conforming to the expectations of a group, while group polarization refers to the tendency for group members to become more extreme in their attitudes and behaviors after discussing them with other group members. Prejudice refers to preconceived negative attitudes or beliefs about a certain group, but discrimination involves acting on those attitudes or beliefs by treating individuals unfairly.

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