Characteristics of ______________

1. ___________________________ : individual traits applied to a _______________.
	a. Generalizing is usually _________________ and _________________.
	b. Yet it is also ____________________________ when we fail to recognize its 	________________________ and leave no room for 	________ and 	______________ information.

2.Irrationality: __________________  ______________
	a. Using logic and ___________________ to "prove" something completely 	___________________.
	b. ___________________  _________________ are often held without any 	_____________ in _______________.
	c. Prejudiced people usually appeal to ____________________ or 	_________________ to defend their position in order to make their 	__________________ appear ________________.
	d. Prejudiced thinking is _____________ thinking that can result in 	______________ behavior towards others.

3. ___________________: the inability to ________________.
	a. Our base of experience is ________________.
	b. We practice prejudicial thinking when we __________ _____ 	________________ based on a small set of ________________.
	c. We practice prejudicial thinking when we _____________ on to opinions in 	spite of solid information that ______________ ____________.

4. _____________  _____________: anger toward or ________ of __________.
	a. When our opinions about other groups are accompanied by _________ 	and 	__________, then we are likely to ___________ or ____________ 	prejudicially.

5. Difficulty with ______________________
a.	_____________ people have difficulty with ________________.
b.	Simple “____________” explanations are what they _________.
c.	Their thinking is ___________ and cannot deal with ______________________.

6. Low _______________
a.	______________ people have low _____________.
b.	They ________________ want to feel _____________ about themselves.
c.	One way many prejudiced people get a sense of ____________ is to _________ others down.

7. ________________________
a. Prejudiced people are _____________________.
b. They do not like ________________ or ______________ situations.
c. They want _______________ chains of _________________.