The Hostilities Between Two Racial Subgroups of a Riverfront Community

question 49

Multiple Choice

The hostilities between two racial subgroups of a riverfront community were dramatically reduced when the threat of their river flooding its banks required that they work together to save their town. This best illustrates the impact of

• A) groupthink.
• B) superordinate goals.
• C) deindividuation.
• D) the bystander effect.

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