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When Jenny's Parents Told Her That They Were Moving to Alabama

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When Jenny's parents told her that they were moving to Alabama, she was horrified because she secretly thought that southerners were mostly poorly educated and racist. After experiencing the foods, traditions, and people in her new state, she was surprised to realize that southerners weren't all alike, and that many of her new friends were just like her. This is an example of:


A) the social distance effect.
B) the contact hypothesis.
C) subconscious isolationism.
D) stereotype bias.

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