a) Occurs in “people who feel anxious during interactions with people of other races or ethnicities” (Godsil et al. - Perception Institute Report 2014 pg 28)Can occur in both minority and dominant groups - white people are anxious when interacting with non-white groups due to the chance of being perceived as racist - minority groups are anxious when interacting with white groups due to chance of being discriminated against
b) “People often feel personally threatened in intergroup interactions because they are concerned about negative outcomes for the self, such as being embarrassed, rejected, ridiculed, or exploited” Walter Stephan, Oscar Ybarra - Prejudice Towards Immigrants Scholarly Article - Pg 2223