Men tend to be rated less positively when they are seated next to an obese woman than when they are seated next to an average-weight woman. This tendency is known as ____.
A)prejudice contagion
B)stigma by association
C)the discontinuity effect
D)the social context bias

Question

Men tend to be rated less positively when they are seated next to an obese woman than when they are seated next to an average-weight woman. This tendency is known as ____. ​
A)prejudice contagion
B)stigma by association
C)the discontinuity effect
D)the social context bias

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

This tendency is known as "stigma by association," which occurs when an individual is judged negatively based on their association with a stigmatized person or group, rather than on their own characteristics or actions.

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