Racers and Riders Are Two Different Groups in a College

question 34

Multiple Choice

Racers and Riders are two different groups in a college. Racers is a White male group, and Riders is a Hispanic male group. Their teacher asks them to be part of a group discussion on current affairs. According to research done by Ananthi Al Ramiah and Miles Hewstone, as their verbal contact increases, their _____ decreases.

• A) anxiety
• B) cohesiveness
• C) empathy
• D) knowledge

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Definitions:

Strict Dualism

Position 1 in Perry’s model that implies a rigid adherence to authoritarian views and a childlike division between in-group and out-group. Individuals in this stage never think to question their belief that authority embodies rightness.

Multiplicity

The quality of being numerous or having many different elements.

Relativism

is the philosophical concept that views knowledge, truth, and morality as varying depending on culture, society, or historical context.

Relativistic

Pertaining to the concept that points of view have no absolute truth or validity, having only relative, subjective value according to differences in perception and consideration.