When one unfairly favors or prefers one person, culture, group, or race to another, they have which?

• A. Discrimination
• B. Social Bias
• C. Prejudice
• D. Stereotypes

Answer: (B)

Bias is a predisposition or leaning toward one person or group over others. When someone unfairly favors one culture, group, or race to another, that preference is a social bias—the attitude or tendency behind the favoritism. It describes how someone thinks and feels, which can lead to unequal treatment, but it’s the internal tilt rather than the action itself. Discrimination would be the actual unfair treatment or policies that follow from bias. Prejudice is the preconceived opinion or unfavorable or favorable attitude about a group, and stereotypes are fixed, oversimplified beliefs about that group. The situation described fits social bias because it centers on the biased preference itself.