Asked by Tasnim Al Arimi on Jun 22, 2024

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Cooperative activities, equal status and institutional support comprise:

A) ways to increase hostility between groups.
B) ways to avoid deindividuation.
C) Allport's conditions for optimal contact.
D) conditions affecting social identity.

Allport's Conditions

Criteria identified by psychologist Gordon Allport that facilitate positive contact between groups, including equal status, common goals, and institutional support.

Deindividuation

A psychological state of decreased self-evaluation and decreased evaluation apprehension causing antinormative and disinhibited behavior.

Hostility Between Groups

Negative attitudes and aggressive actions directed from one group towards another, often stemming from prejudices or conflict over resources or values.

  • Identify fundamental theories and hypotheses pertinent to social psychology, including the contact hypothesis and emergent norm theory.
  • Appraise the effectiveness of strategies and methods aimed at advancing intergroup relations, with a focus on education, direct contact, and conciliation processes.
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DANKIE MAZZIEJun 22, 2024
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
Allport's Contact Hypothesis suggests that under certain conditions, intergroup contact can reduce prejudice between majority and minority group members. These conditions include cooperative activities, equal status among participants, and institutional support.