Question

The primary distinction between prejudice and discrimination is that prejudice is cognitive and discrimination is a behavior. prejudice is based on anger and discrimination is based on fear. prejudice is a legal term and discrimination is a psychological term. prejudice typically develops in infancy and discrimination typically develops in adolescence. discrimination is primarily caused by nature and prejudice is primarily caused by nurture.

Answer 1

Answer: Prejudice is cognitive and discrimination is a behavior.

Explanation:

When a person is prejudiced against people, it means that they hold thoughts or attitudes that are negative about those people. In other words, prejudice is in the mind and is therefore cognitive meaning a person can choose to act on it or not.

Discrimination on the other hand, is the behavior of treating people differently based on the negative feelings one might have against someone. This is what makes it different from prejudice, it is a behavior whereas prejudice is cognitive.