Consider a Study in Which Researchers Created Groups of Relatively

question 48

Multiple Choice

Consider a study in which researchers created groups of relatively prejudiced and unprejudiced high school students and asked them to respond to issues concerning racial attitudes,both before and after discussion of these issues. Following the group discussions,you would expect that

• A)both groups would become more prejudiced.
• B)both groups would become less prejudiced.
• C)those who were relatively unprejudiced would become less prejudiced and those who were relatively prejudiced would become more prejudiced.
• D)those who were relatively unprejudiced would become more prejudiced and those who were relatively prejudiced would become less prejudiced.

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