How many of the following statements about increasing intergroup contact as a strategy for handling prejudice are correct?
(A) It allows for direct communication between the groups.
(B) It allows for removal of mistrust between the groups.
(C) It can even lead to discovery of positive qualities in the ingroup.
(D) It is the strategy meant for correcting stereotypes related to specific target groups.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Only two
(A) It allows for direct communication between the groups. — Correct. Increasing intergroup contact allows direct communication between the groups.
(B) It allows for removal of mistrust between the groups. — Correct. Such contact also allows the removal of mistrust between the groups.
(C) It can even lead to discovery of positive qualities in the ingroup. — Incorrect. The statement swaps the ingroup with the outgroup, since contact can lead to discovery of positive qualities in the outgroup, the other group.
(D) It is the strategy meant for correcting stereotypes related to specific target groups. — Incorrect. The statement confuses contact with education and information dissemination, the strategy that corrects stereotypes about specific target groups.
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