SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF PREJUDICES: AN ANALYTICAL STUDY

ThescientificstudyofmindandbehavioriscalledPsychology.Itcovershumanandnon-human behavior, both conscious (aware) and unconscious (unaware) phenomena, as well asmental processes like thoughts, feelings, and motives. Social psychology (branch ofpsychology) is the scientific study of how others actual, imagined, or assumed presenceinfluences individuals thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. In context of social psychology-Prejudice is an assumption or opinion made about someone based solely on theirbelongingness to a specific group. Three psychological aspects of Prejudices– cognitive,affectiveoremotional, and behavioural.(SageKnowledge,2010)