Lizette's attitude toward other racial groups had always been negative. in her first year of college, she was assigned a roommate from a different racial group. this experience caused her to give up her prejudicial attitude. this best illustrates the impact of

Equal status contact. Prejudice are pre-formed attitudes about a person or social group, which do not need to be true. Lizette generalized her opinion about members of other racial groups. When she started to live whit she's roommate, she getting to know him as an individual.