In the First Study Cited in the Article, Which Hypothesis

Multiple Choice

In the first study cited in the article, which hypothesis about reducing a person's need to use stereotypes and prejudice did Fein and Spencer investigate?

A) People will use stereotypes and prejudice less often when their self-image has been bolstered because increased self-esteem reduces the need to derogate others.
B) People will use stereotypes and prejudice less often when their self-image has been attacked because decreased self-esteem predicts a decreased willingness to derogate others.
C) When people perceive that their self-image has been attacked, they demonstrate an increase in stereotypical ideas and prejudice about that particular person's ethnic group.
D) Stereotypical thinking and prejudice are directed more by men toward women than by women toward men because men derogate women in order to bolster their self-image.