Week Nine/Ten

Question 1

In the Austria study, municipalities that had been merely exposed to asylum-seekers saw a(n) ___________ in far-right support, while/and municipalities where asylum-seekers had meaningfully interacted with locals saw a(n) ____________ in far-right support in subsequent state elections

Answer 1

increase; decrease

Question 2

In the Iraq study, in which a two-month-long soccer league randomly assigned Christians to play on Christian-only teams or on Christian-Muslim teams, those Christians in the Christian-Muslim teams showed greater openness to Muslims for

Answer 2

on-the-field outcomes only

Question 3

In twin studies on the effect of the Syrian refugee crisis on attitudes toward migration in Greece, scholars found that:

Answer 3

Greek islands that were more exposed to refugees also saw an increase in votes for the far-right party

and

Individuals living on islands that received more refugees expressed more anti-migrant attitudes

Question 4

In the Boston study of commuter riders’ attitudes toward immigration, what led to an increase in exclusionary immigration policy preferences

Answer 4

The introduction of pairs of Spanish-speakers on the train, Enos study (2014)

Question 5

True or False, the Adida et al. (2018) paper shows that a perspective-taking exercise - in which people are asked to put themselves in the shoes of a refugee - increased the likelihood of writing a letter to the White House advocating for resettling more refugees, but this effect disappeared after one week

Answer 5

True

Question 6

True of False, the Simonovits et al. (2018) choose-your-own-adventure game showed a prejudice-reducing effect not just on the Roma minority in Hungary, but also on refugees

Answer 6

True