Research on the intergroup threat theory of prejudice has found that the relationship between realistic threat and prejudice is highest for
A) members of high status groups.
B) people low in social dominance orientation.
C) members of low status groups.
D) people high in optimal distinctiveness.

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Research has consistently found that members of low status groups are more likely to experience realistic threats (such as economic or resource competition) and therefore have a stronger relationship between realistic threat and prejudice. Members of high status groups may also experience threats, but may have more social, economic, and political power to avoid or mitigate the effects of those threats. People low in social dominance orientation are less likely to see hierarchy as important and therefore may be less likely to react with prejudice in response to threats. Optimal distinctiveness is not directly related to intergroup threat theory or prejudice.

Research on the Intergroup Threat Theory of Prejudice Has Found