In the First Study Cited in the Article, Which Hypothesis

question 2

Multiple Choice

In the first study cited in the article, which hypothesis about reducing a person's need to use stereotypes and prejudice did Fein and Spencer investigate?

• A) People will use stereotypes and prejudice less often when their self-image has been bolstered because increased self-esteem reduces the need to derogate others.
• B) People will use stereotypes and prejudice less often when their self-image has been attacked because decreased self-esteem predicts a decreased willingness to derogate others.
• C) When people perceive that their self-image has been attacked, they demonstrate an increase in stereotypical ideas and prejudice about that particular person's ethnic group.
• D) Stereotypical thinking and prejudice are directed more by men toward women than by women toward men because men derogate women in order to bolster their self-image.