Sherif and His Colleagues Divided a Group of Boys Attending

question 15

Multiple Choice

Sherif and his colleagues divided a group of boys attending scout camp into two groups and then placed the groups in difficult and frustrating situations.Eventually the two groups became very hostile toward each other.How did the experimenters get the hostility between the two groups to dissipate?

• A) They set up a situation where the two groups were interdependent and had to cooperate
• B) They brought the group together in noncompetitive situations
• C) They continued to put the two groups in difficult situations until one group emerged as clearly superior
• D) The experimenters could not undo the hostility between the two groups

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