Having Not Met Any Members of a New Social Group,you

question 71

Multiple Choice

Having not met any members of a new social group,you hear a person expressing negative views of that group.Your attitude toward the new group would not be likely influenced by hearing this negative message if ________.

• A)you like the person expressing the view,but believe his or her view to be unsubstantiated
• B)you do not expect to be meeting any members of the new social group in the near future
• C)the person expressing the attitude is someone you dislike and see as dissimilar to yourself
• D)you are generally oriented toward taking contrarian views
• E)you see the person expressing the message as subtly similar to members of the new social group

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Definitions:

Standardized Intelligence Test

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