Which of the Following Is Not a Reason Why Indirect

Which of the following is not a reason why indirect friendships are related to lower prejudice?

A) Indirect friendships reduce intergroup anxiety by showing that a close relation- ship with an outgroup member is possible.
B) Indirect friendships show that members of the outgroup are open to such friend- ships and so reduces fear of rejection by the outgroup.
C) An ingroup friend spending time with an outgroup member shows institutional support for intergroup friendships.
D) People feel discomfort when they dislike someone a friend likes, so they are motivated to change their attitude toward the outgroup as a way of reducing that discomfort.