Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows. Donald and Ignacio go to the same school and both feel only hate f
or each other. The two are chosen to represent their school in a trivia competition. The school counselor encourages them to work together to beat the other school, promising a letter of recommendation for both if they succeed. What is the most likely effect of the contact between Donald and Ignacio? A. Donald and Ignacio are likely to experience increased feelings of prejudice. B. Donald and Ignacio are likely to experience reduced feelings of prejudice. C. Donald is more likely than Ignacio to experience reduced feelings of prejudice. D. Ignacio is more likely to reach out to Donald in order to resolve their differences.
B. Donald and Ignacio are likely to experience reduced feelings of prejudice.
Explanation:
Donald and Ignacio dislike each other, they hate each other and have various prejudices against each other. However, they will have to work together to win a trivia competition. Because this competition brings so many benefits to the school and both, they will strive to overcome their differences and win the competition. This will make them both know each other better and may overturn some prejudices that made them both hate each other. As a result, we can conclude that Donald and Ignacio probably experience reduced feelings of prejudice.
Thinking along the lines of a SMART goal, they must be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time oriented.
The goal is specific and measurable (improve 20%), as well as attainable and realistic (if the goal was 70% or 100% it would not be attainable or realistic).
