In a study by Wright et al. (1997), participants were randomly assigned to two teams who were to compete against each other. Which of the following manipulations was the most effective at reducing prejudice in this study?

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In the study by Wright et al. (1997), the manipulation that was most effective at reducing prejudice was having one participant from each team take part in a getting-to-know you task and become friends. This suggests that personal contact and building positive relationships between members of different groups can be a powerful tool in reducing prejudice. The other manipulations (competing on problem-solving and creativity tasks, and giving negative feedback) did not have as strong of an effect on reducing prejudice.

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