The Robbers Cave Study and Evidence from Application of the Jigsaw

question 234

Multiple Choice

The Robbers Cave study and evidence from application of the jigsaw classroom underscore a lesson confirmed by many other social psychology studies; that is,

• A) increased contact between racial groups is sufficient to reduce prejudice.
• B) increased contact between racial groups is rarely sufficient to reduce prejudice.
• C) cooperative contact between groups is sufficient to reduce prejudice.
• D) increased enjoyable contact between racial groups is sufficient to reduce prejudice.

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Definitions:

Impressions Formation

The process by which individuals organize information about another person to form an overall impression of that person.

Factors Influence

Elements or conditions that affect the outcome or development of a process, behavior, or phenomenon.

Blatant Racism

Open, unashamed, and direct racism or discriminatory behavior towards individuals based on their race or ethnicity.

Behavior Attitude

The way one's beliefs and feelings about something influence how they behave towards it.