Ralph,a white student who grew up in Alberta,is about to enter the university on an athletic scholarship.He is aware that many of his teammates will be black and assumes that they will dislike him and ostracize him.Ralph's attitude is best described as an example of______.

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Ralph's assumption that his black teammates will automatically dislike and ostracize him is a preconceived and unjustified negative attitude towards a particular race, known as prejudice. There is no evidence to indicate that his teammates will act in this way, and his assumption is based solely on their race. Neither adaptive conservatism nor discrimination is applicable in this scenario, and there is no evidence to suggest that Ralph has a bias towards a particular group, making in-group bias an incorrect option.

Ralph,a White Student Who Grew Up in Alberta,is About to Enter