Researcher Shang Randomly Assigned Participants to Groups, but Told Them

question 46

Multiple Choice

Researcher Shang randomly assigned participants to groups, but told them it was because they tended to either over- or under-estimate the number of dots on a screen. According to your text, this process

• A) did not meet the criterion of "minimal group paradigm" because people were unlikely to identify with their assigned group.
• B) resulted in increased liking for one's assigned group, but not ingroup favoritism based on group membership.
• C) resulted in ingroup favoritism for the over-estimators, but not for the under-estimators.
• D) resulted in people awarding more money to other ingroup members, even if they did not personally benefit from doing so.

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