Jason has always maintained that he holds no prejudice towards women working outside the home. However, after taking a test in which he was asked to classify words into categories, such as "Female or Family" and "Female or Career," Jason realized that he does appear to have some prejudice toward women having careers. On this test, Jason exhibited
A)authoritarianism.
B)explicit prejudice.
C)implicit prejudice.
D)discrimination.

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Jason exhibited implicit prejudice, which refers to unconscious biases or attitudes towards a group of people. The test he took, likely an Implicit Association Test (IAT), measures these subtle, automatic associations.

Jason Has Always Maintained That He Holds No Prejudice Towards