In Addition to Hostile Beliefs About Other Groups, Intergroup Conflicts

question 339

Multiple Choice

In addition to hostile beliefs about other groups, intergroup conflicts are almost always amplified and even justified by

• A)the occurrence of cognitive dissonance.
• B)stereotyped images of the out-group.
• C)passive compliance by the in-groups.
• D)the development of superordinate goals.

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