Since the introduction of intergroup contact theory (Allport, 1954), intergroup research literature has well documented the positive effects of intergroup contact on outgroup attitudes (see Pettigrew, 2008; Pettigrew & Tropp, 2006). A novel research avenue in this field has shown that it is possible to improve outgroup attitudes and behaviors, not only through direct contact, but also through imagined contact which is the mental simulation of a positive social interaction with an outgroup member (Turner, Crisp, & Lambert, 2007). Imagined contact researchers have successfully demonstrated that simply asking participants to imagine a positive intergroup encounter