What Is a Limitation of the Various Studies Examining Realistic

question 20

Multiple Choice

What is a limitation of the various studies examining realistic conflict theory (e.g.,Sherif's summer camp studies) ?

• A) There are a large number of variables operating together in these studies and thus the causal agents of the intergroup behaviour are confounded
• B) The studies were conducted a long time ago and need to be replicated to verify that this effect of realistic conflict theory still exists
• C) The boys in the camp all had authoritarian personalities
• D) All of the above

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