When jenny's parents told her that they were moving to alabama, she was horrified because she secretly thought that southerners were mostly poorly educated and racist. after experiencing the foods, traditions, and people in her new state, she was surprised to realize that southerners weren't all alike, and that many of her new friends were just like her. this is an example of: ?

The contact hypothesis has been described as one of the best ways to improve relations among groups that are experiencing conflict. Gordon W. Allport (1954) is often credited with the development of the contact hypothesis, also known as Intergroup Contact Theory. When jenny's parents told her that they were moving to alabama, she was horrified because she secretly thought that southerners were mostly poorly educated and racist. after experiencing the foods, traditions, and people in her new state, she was surprised to realize that southerners weren't all alike, and that many of her new friends were just like her. this is an example of: the contact hypothesis.

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