Allport’s contact hypothesis rested on four distinct situational conditions.

Evidence

Thus, the basic formulaic version of the contact hypothesis had four elements: (a) equal status, (b) common goals, (c) institutional support, and (d) a perception of similarity between the two groups. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1802

Categorization

• DEFINE: Names the four canonical contact conditions as the framework the whole reassessment thread is built around.