The Robbers Cave Study Demonstrated That

question 127

Multiple Choice

The Robbers Cave study demonstrated that:

• A) a shared threat can promote intergroup cooperation.
• B) a shared threat can undermine intergroup cooperation.
• C) self-objectification can lead to emotional distress.
• D) mortality salience can increase ingroup bias.

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Definitions:

FA

A statistical method, factor analysis, used to describe variability among observed, correlated variables.

Reject

In statistical analysis, the act of not accepting a hypothesis based on the evidence from data.

H0

Symbol for the null hypothesis, indicating the hypothesis that there is no effect or no difference, and any observed effect is due to chance.

Reject

In statistical testing, to dismiss the null hypothesis based on evidence that supports the alternative hypothesis.