In a week, the boys changed their friendships so that most of their friends now came from the current group. More dramatically, when the boys engaged in a sports tournament, sportsmanship declined, and the boys ended up in aggressive, angry competition, including physical fighting. Simply put, prejudice is bias. Prejudice refers to the negative opinions, judgments, beliefs, and feelings we hold about individuals because of their membership in certain groups or categories. When these negative views lead us to act in certain ways toward these individuals and groups, the result is discrimination.
Racial prejudice is one form of prejudice.
Racial prejudice is prejudice that is based on membership in racial groups.