PSYC12H3 Chapter : textbook notes
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Mere contact exposure: those who come in contact with more diversity become less prejudicial because they learn about other races and aren t ignorant towards them opening their minds, decreasing negative thoughts. If contact works its because it actually occurred. Children can be influenced prejudicially by their parents even at a young age. Without even knowing what prejudice is that can act in that way just by mimicking of modeling their parents. So it is learned at an early age. But as they get older they get they know about prejudice however they get the choice to believe whether what their parents are telling them is true or not. As mentioned before the more you look up to your parents the more their beliefs will be passed on to you and you will act in the way that they did.
