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Scapegoating, Realistic Conflict Theory, and the Robbers Cave Experiment
Evaluate Muzafer Sherif's Robbers Cave experiment demonstrating how resource competition breeds prejudice and superordinate goals resolve intergroup conflict.
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Group Influence, Prejudice, and Prosocial Behavior
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Examine how group interactions shape decision-making, evaluate the social psychology of prejudice and discrimination, and identify determinants of altruism.
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