The anion gap blood test is a calculated value that comes from the results of an individualâs electrolyte panel. It is used to determine what a personâs anion and non-anion gap happens to be in regards to excess acid levels that may exist in the body.
Prejudice is when someone is biased for or against a person or idea. Discrimination is when someone can discern between multiple ideas. Unfair discrimination is when someone approves or disapproves of one idea over others because of a trivial difference. Racism is a form of prejudice based on race.
Prejudice can also refer to unfounded beliefs and it may include any unreasonable attitude that is unusually resistant to rational influence. Gordon Allport defined prejudice as a feeling, favorable or unfavorable, toward a person or thing, prior to, or not based on, actual experience. For the evolutionary psychology perspective, see Prejudice from an evolutionary perspective.