Mr. Belding wants to reduce prejudice toward incoming minority students at his elementary school. Before the minority students arrive, Mr. Belding puts up posters showing children of all nationalities holding hands. Next, he plans a scavenger hunt in which incoming students are mixed with current students and divided into small groups. Each student receives a secret clue critical to his or her group's success in finding the treasure. Mr. Belding's actions reflect his understanding of

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Social Studies

Katie Meyer

30 December, 18:27

Mr. Belding wants to reduce prejudice toward incoming minority students at his elementary school. Before the minority students arrive, Mr. Belding puts up posters showing children of all nationalities holding hands. Next, he plans a scavenger hunt in which incoming students are mixed with current students and divided into small groups. Each student receives a secret clue critical to his or her group's success in finding the treasure. Mr. Belding's actions reflect his understanding of

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Drew Castro · Answer 1

I believe the answer is: the contact hypothesis.

According to the contact hypothesis, prejudice between different groups in society could be significantly reduced if they make contact with one another on a friendly basis.

One thing that we can do to utilize the contact hypothesis is by friendly competition like Mr. Belding made and require students from different cultural background to become part of one team and work together for the same goal.