Jacobs and Campbell (1961) Used the Sherif Paradigm to Study

question 36

Multiple Choice

Jacobs and Campbell (1961) used the Sherif paradigm to study the transmission of norms. They found that inflated estimates lasted for

• A) three generations.
• B) five generations.
• C) ten generations.
• D) more than ten generations.

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