In Most Desegregated Schools,ethnic Groups Resegregate Themselves in the Lunchrooms

question 127

Multiple Choice

In most desegregated schools,ethnic groups resegregate themselves in the lunchrooms.People in each group often think they would welcome more contact with the other group,but they assume that the other group does not reciprocate the wish.This pattern of thinking best illustrates

• A) mirror-image perceptions.
• B) altruism.
• C) a social trap.
• D) superordinate goals.

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