Suppose that the students at rival universities interact only when their athletic teams compete against one another.According to Sherif's Robbers Cave experiment,what will the students be most likely to do?

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Sherif's Robbers Cave experiment found that when groups compete against each other, they tend to develop negative attitudes towards each other, leading to hostile behavior. This is known as the "Robbers Cave" effect. Therefore, the students in this scenario are most likely to develop negative views of one another and behave in a hostile manner. Option A is unlikely because the students only interact during athletic events, making it difficult for them to develop cooperative behavior off the field. Options B and C are also unlikely because the experiment found that competition leads to negative attitudes, not positive ones.

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