Sherif's (1966)Robber's Cave State Park study demonstrated that conflict can be created simply by randomly assigning people into competing groups.He later demonstrated that he could reduce conflict by having campers work together to achieve some mutual interest (e.g. ,fixing a broken truck or restoring the camp's water supply).Sherif's study demonstrates how ________ foster cooperation.

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Sherif's study demonstrates the effectiveness of using superordinate goals to foster cooperation. Superordinate goals are goals that can only be achieved when two or more groups work together, which reduces intergroup conflict by encouraging cooperation and collaboration.

Sherif's (1966)Robber's Cave State Park Study Demonstrated That Conflict Can