Researchers Found That When Southerners Joined the Armed Forces and Were

Multiple Choice

Researchers found that when southerners joined the armed forces and were exposed to less prejudiced norms, they gradually grew less prejudiced themselves. Both of these studies demonstrate one way to study the power of normative pressures: track prejudice and discrimination over time. The studies find that as __________ change, __________.

A) norms; people become less prejudiced
B) economic conditions change; people become less prejudiced
C) economic conditions improve; prejudice declines
D) norms; conformity pressures change attitudes