You Are a Consultant Hired to Help a Company Promote

question 76

Multiple Choice

You are a consultant hired to help a company promote intergroup contact between members of different ethnic backgrounds. You are asked whether the intergroup contact has to take place in person in order to be effective. What is your response based on recent research findings?

• A) Yes, intergroup contact must take place in person to have an effect.
• B) No, common online interactions under the right circumstances may produce similar outcomes.
• C) Yes, but you need to have both in-person and online interactions to yield desired outcomes.
• D) No, any kind of online interaction between groups will naturally decrease prejudice.

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