Bonnie's mother keeps trying to fix her up with Carlton, an engineer at her architectural firm. Bonnie replies, "Mom, why would I ever go out with an engineer? They are geeky, wear white shirts, and have pocket protectors. Fix him up with someone else." Judging Carlton based on these stereotypes is an example of
A) discrimination.
B) prejudice.
C) realistic conflict theory.
D) social learning.

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Bonnie is expressing a prejudgment of Carlton based on stereotypes about engineers, without knowing him personally. This is an example of prejudice, which involves making negative assumptions about individuals based on their group membership.

Bonnie's Mother Keeps Trying to Fix Her Up with Carlton