The school board abolished an old regulation that no students from Country X would be admitted. The regulation had been put in place because the board believed (at the time) that people from Country X were less intelligent and unable to achieve appropriate academic standards. The reasoning for this old regulation is an example of which of the following?

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The reasoning for the old regulation is an example of prejudice, which refers to preconceived opinions that are not based on reason or actual experience. In this case, the belief that people from Country X were less intelligent and unable to achieve appropriate academic standards is a prejudgment without evidence.

The School Board Abolished an Old Regulation That No Students