Which of the Following Findings Has Been MOST Frequently Interpreted

question 50

Multiple Choice

Which of the following findings has been MOST frequently interpreted as evidence for scapegoat theory?

• A)The finding that people often state that they are not prejudiced against certain groups, but display prejudice when they are assessed indirectly
• B)Hovland and Sears's finding that - in the southern US, between 1882 and 1930 - there was a statistically significant correlation between the market price of cotton and the frequency of interracial lynching incidents
• C)Sherif's finding - based on his research with two groups of 11-year-old boys camping at Robber's Cave - that the groups became prejudiced against one another when required to compete but friendly toward one another when required to work together to achieve common goals
• D)Tajfel's finding that ingroup favouritism occurs even when people are randomly assigned to groups and have no prior attachment to them

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