Author Question: According to the contact hypothesis, for contact to work (be effective), all of the following need ... (Read 98 times)

Kikoku · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

According to the contact hypothesis, for contact to work (be effective), all of the following need to be in place EXCEPT:

a. social and institutional support.
b. acquaintance potential.
c. equal status.
d. within group friendships.

Question 2

The process of exchange, termed perspective giving and perspective taking, is one in which a party is asked to write about their difficulties with a situation, and a second party is told to accurately summarize the statement of the first party.

Each of the following statements is related to this type of exchange EXCEPT:
a. a team's exposure to information related to an out-group's heterogeneity in terms of their positive and negative characteristics reduces prejudices.
b. trying to be empathetic when interacting with an out-group member has positive effects when the out-group member discloses hardships and expresses a need for support.
c. trying to be empathetic when interacting with an out-group member who is not expressing a call for help can back-fire and result in negative perceptions.
d. a team's exclusive exposure to an out-group's positive characteristics is the most effective means to reduce in-group prejudices.