If Experimental Groups Are Created Using the Minimal Group Paradigm

question 57

Multiple Choice

If experimental groups are created using the minimal group paradigm, which of the following characteristics do these groups have?

• A) Participants will be separated by gender, with males in one group and females in another group.
• B) Participants will be separated by race, with white participants in one group and black participants in another.
• C) Groups will be created using meaningless and arbitrary criteria so that there is no real difference between the groups.
• D) Groups will be created by allowing participants to choose whom they would rather work with.

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