Which term describes conscious, deliberate prejudice about a particular group?

• A. Sympathy
• B. Implicit Bias
• C. Explicit Bias
• D. Empathy

Answer: (C)

Explicit bias describes prejudice that a person is aware of and expresses deliberately. It involves conscious beliefs, stereotypes, or discriminatory attitudes toward a group, and the person may act on them with intention. That fits the idea of conscious, intentional prejudice. In contrast, implicit bias is automatic and unconscious, which isn’t what the question asks. Sympathy and empathy are about feelings of care or shared emotion, not prejudice toward a group, so they aren’t the right terms here.