Moving Forward Participation Worksheet Student Name:
Contact Hypothesis
1. What was the impact of desegregation as a result of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling?
2. What are the four optimal conditions for attitude change, according to contact hypothesis?
3. Why does acquaintance potential decrease prejudice?
4. Why does contact hypothesis reduce prejudice?
5. Summarize how contact hypothesis can result in a decrease in prejudice at different stages
according to each model:
○ Personalization -
○ Salient Categorization -
○ Common In-group Identity -
○ Dual Group Identity -
6. Are there any drawbacks to any of these models of attitude change?
