M Prep | MCAT 2015 Question of the Day - Prep, Practice Questions, and More!

Q:

An experimenter by the name of Minard investigated the treatment of African American miners inside and outside of the mines. In the mines, most white miners treated African American coworkers with respect. However, above ground, the same white miners treated the same African Americans poorly. Which of the following underlies the reasons for the different treatment inside and outside the mines?

A

discrimination

B

racism

C

prejudice

D

intergroup conflict