Myers and Bishop (1970)conducted Studies Where Groups of Relatively Prejudiced

Multiple Choice

Myers and Bishop (1970) conducted studies where groups of relatively prejudiced and unprejudiced high school students had discussions on issues involving racial attitudes.According to these studies,which of the following is true of the attitudes of students before and after these discussions?

A) The discussions among like-minded students did indeed decrease the initial gap between the two groups.
B) Participants evaluated how much the discussion polarized their attitudes,remembering their earlier attitudes as more extreme than they actually were.
C) Talking over racial issues decreased prejudice in a high-prejudice group and increased it in a low-prejudice group.
D) Discussion increased polarization between homogeneous groups of high-prejudice and low-prejudice students.