A classroom experiment using eye color to produce prejudice demonstrated that
A)the development of prejudice is slow but noticeable.
B)reversing prejudice, like creating it, is a slow process.
C)status inequalities encourage prejudice.
D)young children are immune to prejudice.

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Status inequalities, such as those artificially created in the classroom experiment based on eye color, can encourage the development of prejudice. This experiment showed how easily prejudice can be fostered through arbitrary distinctions, leading to status inequalities among the participants.

A Classroom Experiment Using Eye Color to Produce Prejudice Demonstrated