When Their Community Was Threatened with Flooding, Two Rival Groups

question 44

Multiple Choice

When their community was threatened with flooding, two rival groups ended up working together to try to save the town from the overflowing river. Based on Muzafer Sherif's findings, it is probable that the joint effort of the two groups to achieve a common goal may lead to:

• A)diffusion of responsibility and the bystander effect.
• B)increased conflict over which group should get the most credit for achieving the goal.
• C)reduced conflict and increased harmony between the two groups.
• D)increased antagonism and hostility once the danger has passed.

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Definitions:

Physical Sensations

Bodily feelings or experiences that result from sensory information or physical activity.

Parietal

Pertaining to the parietal lobe of the brain, which is involved in processing sensory information and spatial orientation.

Frontal

Pertaining to the front part of something, especially the frontal lobe of the brain, which is involved in decision making and voluntary movement.

Pleasure Centre

An area of the brain, such as the nucleus accumbens, that is associated with the sensation of pleasure in response to certain stimuli.