Noncompetitive Contact Between Members of Two Different Ethnic Groups Is

question 82

Multiple Choice

Noncompetitive contact between members of two different ethnic groups is likely to reduce prejudice when the contact is between individuals with

• A) a self-fulfilling prophecy.
• B) superordinate goals.
• C) equal status.
• D) mirror-image perceptions.

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Definitions:

Self-Serving Bias

The common human tendency to attribute positive events to their own character but attribute negative events to external factors.

Personal Experience

An individual’s direct observation or participation in events, forming the basis for knowledge, attitudes, or beliefs.

Inherited

The transfer of physical, genetic, or characteristic traits from parents to offspring through genes.

Innate

Qualities, abilities, or knowledge that are inborn or present naturally rather than acquired.