Recall Muzafer Sherif's research with two groups of 11-year-old boys camping at Robber's Cave (the "Eagles" and the "Rattlers"). The groups were fiercely competitive for several weeks. What triggered a peaceful reconciliation? That is, how was their animosity finally brought to an end?
a. They were brought into more and more frequent contact with one another.
b. They engaged in a number of tasks that built perspective-taking abilities.
c. They were put in a situation that established a clear winner and a clear loser.
d. They were put in a situation where they needed to cooperate in order to achieve a superordinate goal.
D
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a) events that we ignore intentionally. b) stimuli that are below our absolute threshold. c) phenomena that originate from outside the body d) behaviors in which we engage without complete awareness.
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A) with a biracial identity who attend monoracial schools B) with a positive connection to their ethnic group C) who avoid developing an ethnic identity D) who are frequently exposed to racial discrimination
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a. central biasing b. vestibular c. kinesthetic d. sensory matrix