The members of the minimal groups Tajfel and Turner created to study social categorization processes
A)were usually good friends.
B)disliked one another prior to the study's start.
C)interacted intensively before distributing the money.
D)knew practically nothing about of the other members of their group.
E)were told that the members of the outgroup were "bad" and undeserving.

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The minimal groups created by Tajfel and Turner were purposely designed so that the individuals knew very little about each other. The purpose was to minimize any pre-existing biases and to study the effects of social categorization on intergroup behavior.

The Members of the Minimal Groups Tajfel and Turner Created