Which of the following is NOT a goal that can be accomplished through strategies for handling prejudice?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The initial step in effectively addressing prejudice involves gaining knowledge about its causes or origins. Consequently, the strategies employed to handle prejudice would be successful if they focus on:
(a) Minimizing opportunities that facilitate the acquisition of prejudiced beliefs.
(b) Altering such attitudes that contribute to prejudice.
(c) Deprioritizing a narrow social identity centered around the ingroup.
(d) Discouraging the inclination towards self-fulfilling prophecies among prejudice victims.