Discriminatory Behavior Against a Member of an Outgroup Is Less

question 58

Multiple Choice

Discriminatory behavior against a member of an outgroup is less likely to have a negative effect on a person's self-image when

• A) the person is high on internal motivation to control prejudiced responses.
• B) the person believes that their behavior is a response to a threat from that outgroup.
• C) the outgroup has high social status.
• D) the outgroup poses little threat to the person's ingroup.

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