The Results of the Robbers Cave Experiment Can Be Extrapolated

question 71

Multiple Choice

The results of the Robbers Cave experiment can be extrapolated to suggest that prejudice and discrimination between groups are often cast aside when

• A) both groups compete more often.
• B) both groups say nice things about each other.
• C) there is a common goal.
• D) there is ingroup favoritism.

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