Prejudices act as cognitive filters through which people view the social world. People tend to think of people as "familiar" or "foreign," or "good" or "bad." Their feelings and reactions toward others may be biased by these perceptions. This source of prejudice is referred to as _________.

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Prejudices act as cognitive filters in information processing, influencing how people perceive and respond to others. The other choices, such as social learning or deindividuation, do not specifically address the cognitive mechanisms underlying prejudice. Social facilitation may refer to the phenomenon of improved performance in the presence of others, but it is not directly related to prejudice.

Prejudices Act as Cognitive Filters Through Which People View the Social