Research by Corenblum and Stephan (2001)concerning the Role of Emotions

question 40

Multiple Choice

Research by Corenblum and Stephan (2001) concerning the role of emotions as a predictor of the prejudice that minority groups feel toward majority groups revealed that

• A) negative emotions did not predict prejudice for either group.
• B) negative emotions influence prejudice levels for minority groups but not for majority groups.
• C) negative emotions were less predictive of prejudice than individual differences.
• D) the more negative emotion people expect to feel while interacting with members of another group, the greater their prejudice towards that group.
• E) negative emotions influence prejudice levels for majority groups but not for minority groups.

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