When Canadian university students were made to focus on the scarcity of jobs in Canada and then were told that a group of immigrants from "Sandir" would be arriving in Canada,they construed (or interpreted)the traits of Sandirians in more negative ways than students who hadn't focused on job scarcity.This result supports

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The result supports the predictions made by realistic conflict theory, which suggests that competition over limited resources (such as jobs) can fuel prejudice and negative stereotyping toward out-groups. In this study, when students were made to focus on job scarcity, they were more likely to interpret the traits of the arriving immigrants in negative ways, supporting the idea that perceived competition can increase prejudice.

When Canadian University Students Were Made to Focus on the Scarcity