PRE-TEST: BIASES VS PREJUDICES

Directions: Choose the letter that corresponds to the meaning of the underlined word.

It is unfair to criticize someone that way when he/she has not done you any harm.

• an appropriate treatment

• in accordance with the rules or standards

• without cheating or trying to achieve unjust advantage

• not based on or behaving according to the principles of equality and justice

Directions: Choose the letter that corresponds to the meaning of the underlined word.

While such judgments are naturally exaggerated, there is no doubt that he takes the highest place among the poets.

• the formal act of approving

• the act of accepting with approval

• the expression of praise or approval

• the process of forming an opinion or evaluation

Directions: Choose the letter that corresponds to the meaning of the underlined word.

If you are inexperienced in businesses and have no prior knowledge of trading, you may need professional advice.

• coming after something in time

• coming before in time, order, or importance

• being at a time in the near future: soon or afterward

• not having arrived, happened, or been done by the expected time

Directions: Choose the letter that corresponds to the meaning of the underlined word.

We must not pander to unreasonable and irrational prejudices.

• according to the rules of logic

• not governed by or according to reason

• having sound judgment; fair and sensible

• tending to be accurate and careful about details

Directions: Choose the letter that corresponds to the meaning of the underlined word.

Not everyone is in favor of having vaccinated.

• at odds with

• in opposition to

• in conceptual contrast to

• in support or to the advantage of

Directions: Read each sentence, then determine whether it defines BIAS or PREJUDICE.

If you think the statement defines bias, type BIAS.

If you think the statement defines prejudice, type PREJUDICE.

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It is an opinion or judgment formed without due examination.

Directions: Read each sentence, then determine whether it defines BIAS or PREJUDICE.

If you think the statement defines bias, type BIAS.

If you think the statement defines prejudice, type PREJUDICE.

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It is a tendency to lean in a certain direction, either in favor of or against a particular thing.

Directions: Read each sentence, then determine whether it defines BIAS or PREJUDICE.

If you think the statement defines bias, type BIAS.

If you think the statement defines prejudice, type PREJUDICE.

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It is an irrational hostile attitude, fear, or hatred towards a particular group, race, or religion

Directions: Read each sentence, then determine whether it defines BIAS or PREJUDICE.

If you think the statement defines bias, type BIAS.

If you think the statement defines prejudice, type PREJUDICE.

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It refers to a preconceived opinion or feeling toward a person based solely on their affiliation with a group.

Directions: Read each sentence, then determine whether it defines BIAS or PREJUDICE.

If you think the statement defines bias, type BIAS.

If you think the statement defines prejudice, type PREJUDICE.

***Write your answers in ALL CAPS

It is often formed when people don't interact as much with people who are different from them.