In the studies by Bigler and colleagues, children randomly divided into two groups on the basis of shirt colors, and referred to by teachers as "the reds" and "the blues" (without making negative or positive statements about either group), __________.

A. tended to make friends equally often in their own group and the other group
B. tended to form in-group biases about their own group within a few weeks
C. formed in-group biases only at the end of the school year, months after the intervention
D. were initially biased, but became less biased after a few weeks


Answer: B

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