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Question 7 2 pts According to research on intergroup conflict, discussed in class and in your book, Social identity promotes cooperation among people who see themselves as part of the same group, but reduces cooperation and promotes hostility among people who see themselves as part of different groups. In Sherif's famous Robber's cave experiment, the hostility generated between two groups of boys got even worse after super-ordinate goals were established merging the two groups into a single, larger group that shared common interest Both. a. and b. are true Neither a. nor b. is true Question 8 2 pts A single non-conformist in a group has little impact on the group's decision-making process increases the normative pressure for others to conform motivates other people to examine the evidence more closely all of the above

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7. Option A is true.

But B is false- introduction of superordinate goals require cooperation between the two groups.These are goals that the individual groups cannot attain on their own and they need to get over their hostility and work together with increased cooperation.

8.A single non-conformist in a group motivates othrr people to examine the evidence more closely.

Non conformist is someone who does not blindly believe in all its groups beliefs just because they are a part of it due to which they are easily noticeable as rebels and can influence other group members to analyze what is the reason behind their different opinion thus leading to self analysis.