The ignorance hypothesis states that if people only learned what members of other groups are truly like, they wouldn't stereotype, be prejudiced, or discriminate against them. Research based on this idea has shown that

A) merely putting individuals from antagonistic groups together can significantly reduce hostility.
B) simply teaching people what other groups are like is a highly effective method to eliminate prejudice between groups.
C) simply putting people together is not enough to reduce intergroup hostility unless they are taught facts about members of the other groups.
D) simply putting people together or giving them facts about the members of the other group is not enough to reduce intergroup hostility.

Answer: D

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