In Gerontology Class,your Professor Gives an Assignment That Requires You

question 69

Multiple Choice

In Gerontology class,your professor gives an assignment that requires you to write two obituaries for yourself,one for if you were to die tomorrow,the other for if you were to die at age 80.Social psychologists accurately predicted that the anxiety associated with this assignment would lead students to be _______ likely to derogate _______ members.

• A)more;outgroup
• B)more;ingroup
• C)less;outgroup
• D)less;ingroup

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