Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The contact hypothesis states that contact with outgroup members heightens anxiety.
2. Intergroup contact with members of one group improves attitudes towards members of other outgroups too.
3. The contact hypothesis only has direct effects.
Controlling one’s prejudiced impulses is simply a matter of willpower.
4. Cross-categorization makes you feel more similar to outgroup members.
5. Trying to inhibit a stereotype actually makes it stronger in the long run.


1. False
2. True
3. False
4. False
5. True

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