Jenny is a staunch atheist who doesn't particularly like religious people.One day at lunchtime,her fellow atheist friend Jack starts telling Jenny about an old friend he has,Tina,who is a Christian.When Jenny discovers that Jack has such a close friend who is religious,she begins to wonder 'perhaps religious people aren't quite as bad as I thought?' This is an example of

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The scenario describes how Jenny's attitude towards religious people changes when she is confronted with information about a close friend of her own friend who is a Christian. This demonstrates the extended contact effect, which occurs when positive contact with members of a stigmatized group indirectly improves an individual's attitudes towards that group as a whole. Generalization and ingroup favoritism are not relevant concepts in this context.

Jenny Is a Staunch Atheist Who Doesn't Particularly Like Religious