3) Joanne is interviewing candidates for a job.  She ends up with two equal candidates: Billy and Steve.  In the end Joanne decides to hire Steve because she knows that he plays softball, and she is the captain of the company softball team.  This is an example of:

B. Prejudice

    Incorrect.

B  is incorrect because prejudice was defined in lecture as an attitude towards a specific person based on their group membership.  In this case, an actual behavior  towards a specific person based on their group membership (softball players).  Note that in Myers (336) and Aronson (305), prejudice is defined specifically as a negative attitude, but in lecture it was stated that a prejudice can be a positive attitude as well.  For example one could be prejudiced in favor of certain people based on their group membership.