A recent meta-analysis summarizing the vast literature on the effects of intergroup contact has arrived at the conclusion that intergroup contact is likely to have a stronger effect on reducing prejudicial attitudes for higher status groups in society compared to lower status groups. However, this conclusion is at odds with the literature on social stratification that suggests that low status groups are more likely to show greater favoritism toward higher status groups, rather than vice-versa. Two studies show that when one accounts for a wider range of measures of prejudice that can better manage self-presentation biases, the results can show a greater impact of intergroup contact on reducing prejudice for lower status group members relative to higher status group members. The results are discussed in terms of support for theories of social stratification, and for the need for further research demonstrating how prejudice processes differ for members of high- versus low-status groups.