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The four hypotheses were proposed: 1: The more warm and competent an immigrant is perceived to be, the more positive participants will feel and behave towards an immigrant. 2: The more open to experience and agreeable a participant is, the more positive he or she will feel and behave towards an immigrant. 3: Regarding attitudes towards immigrants, the more positive the emotion response is toward interacting with immigrants, the more positive participants will feel and behave toward an immigrant. 4: Within the Hispanic sample, the less acculturated the Hispanic participant is, the more positive the participant will feel and behave toward an immigrant. Based on the results addressed below, significant correlations and statistical significance were found when a MANOVA, correlations, and correlation matrix were conducted. 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The four hypotheses were proposed: 1: The more warm and competent an immigrant is perceived to be, the more positive participants will feel and behave towards an immigrant. 2: The more open to experience and agreeable a participant is, the more positive he or she will feel and behave towards an immigrant. 3: Regarding attitudes towards immigrants, the more positive the emotion response is toward interacting with immigrants, the more positive participants will feel and behave toward an immigrant. 4: Within the Hispanic sample, the less acculturated the Hispanic participant is, the more positive the participant will feel and behave toward an immigrant. Based on the results addressed below, significant correlations and statistical significance were found when a MANOVA, correlations, and correlation matrix were conducted. 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