Question

tremaine believes kids who go to his schools rival high school are arrogant and entitled since they live in a community that has a slightly higher socioeconomic status than his own community. at a birthday party one night at a friends house, tremaine meets reynard and they find they have a lot in common. tremaine is dismayed when he finds out the next day that reynard goes to the rival high school. tremaine holding a predetermined belief about a group of people, regardless of the personal qualities of the individual members, is referred to as which of the following?
a stereotyping
b discrimination
c dissonance

Explanation:

Stereotyping is the act of holding a fixed, generalized belief about a group, ignoring individual differences. Discrimination refers to unfair actions against a group, not just beliefs. Dissonance is psychological discomfort from conflicting attitudes/behavior. Tremaine's fixed belief about the rival school's students fits stereotyping.

Answer:

A. Stereotyping