Aleta is looking at a stack of applications for the open position she has at her bakery.She called all of the applicants to ask them 'follow-up' questions about their application.Aleta wasn't concerned with their responses to her questions,but instead wanted to know who had an accent so she could put those applications in the "no" pile.Aleta's behaviour is an example of

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Aleta's behavior of disregarding the applications of individuals with accents solely based on their accent is an act of discrimination. Prejudice refers to preconceived opinions that are not based on reason or actual experience, cognitive dissonance is a discomfort felt when holding two or more conflicting beliefs, and the fundamental attribution error is the tendency to overemphasize dispositional explanations for behavior and underemphasize situational explanations.

Aleta Is Looking at a Stack of Applications for the Open