Milestone 5 - Stereotypes and Discrimination Psy 200
Milestone 5 Assessment
Submit a document answering each of the following questions.
Each answer should be 200-250 words long and refer specifically to content from this section with in-text citations*.
You should NOT be using any external resources.
- On which (if any) social categories do you categorize others? Why do you (or don’t you) categorize? Is your behavior fair or unfair to the people you are categorizing?
- Consider some of the important social groups to which you belong. Do your group memberships lead to ingroup favoritism or even prejudice?
- What are some of the ways that prejudice can be combated? Which do you think would be most successful? Why?
- Have you ever confronted or failed to confront a person who you thought was expressing prejudice or discriminating? Why did you confront (or not confront) that person, and how did doing so make you feel?
*For this class, you can reference text excerpts like this: (Jhangiani & Tarry 2022).
All text excerpts are from Jhangiani, R., & Tarry, H. (2022). If there is a quote or reference within a text excerpt; you include both the original author and year and the author and year of the work where quote/idea was found in the in-text reference. Add "as cited in" before the author in the in-text reference. For example - (Deutsch & Gerard, 1955, as cited in Jhangiani & Tarry, 2022).
Mini lectures/Key Takeaways like this:
(Leduc, Summer 2026)
And videos like this
(Title of Video, Youtube 2026)
Rubric Name: Milestone 5 Rubric
| Criteria | Exemplary | Proficient | Developing | Emerging |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Quality of Post | Fully answers the question(s); Post is substantive and shows a deep level of understanding of the concepts; Post synthesizes, applies, and/or integrates concepts effectively. | Mostly answers the posted question(s); Post shows some thoughtfulness and substance; Post synthesizes, applies or integrates concepts. | Somewhat answers the posted question(s); Post is lacking in thought and substance. | Does not answer the posted question(s); Post is not thoughtful or substantive. |
Connections to Content | Post includes obvious and direct connections to competency content; May include direct/indirect quotes and references the content from the competency. | Post includes connections to competency content; Includes direct quotes, indirect quotes, or references the content from the competency. |