Alma tells a fellow coworker that so many minority group members wouldn't be poor if they weren't so "lazy" and wanted to "live off the government." Alma's prejudiced statement is an example of
A) social competition.
B) multiculturalism.
C) individuating information.
D) a just-world belief.

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Alma's statement reflects a belief in a "just-world," where people assume that individuals get what they deserve, and therefore poor individuals are lazy and unworthy of assistance.

Alma Tells a Fellow Coworker That So Many Minority Group