Which of the Following Is Not a Reason Why Indirect

question 50

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a reason why indirect friendships are related to lower prejudice?

• A) Indirect friendships reduce intergroup anxiety by showing that a close relation- ship with an outgroup member is possible.
• B) Indirect friendships show that members of the outgroup are open to such friend- ships and so reduces fear of rejection by the outgroup.
• C) An ingroup friend spending time with an outgroup member shows institutional support for intergroup friendships.
• D) People feel discomfort when they dislike someone a friend likes, so they are motivated to change their attitude toward the outgroup as a way of reducing that discomfort.

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