Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Psychology

Chapter

Attitudes and Social Cognition

Question:

Which of the following is NOT a goal that can be accomplished through strategies for handling prejudice?

Options:

Correcting stereotypes related to specific target groups.

Minimising opportunities for learning prejudices.

Increasing intergroup conflict.

Discouraging the tendency towards self-fulfilling prophecy.

Correct Answer:

Increasing intergroup conflict.

Explanation:

The initial step in effectively addressing prejudice involves gaining knowledge about its causes or origins. Consequently, the strategies employed to handle prejudice would be successful if they focus on:

(a) Minimizing opportunities that facilitate the acquisition of prejudiced beliefs.

(b) Altering such attitudes that contribute to prejudice.

(c) Deprioritizing a narrow social identity centered around the ingroup.

(d) Discouraging the inclination towards self-fulfilling prophecies among prejudice victims.