In a study conducted in Mauritius, young men who participated in the Kavadi, a painful religious ritual requiring piercing the skin with needles, dragging a cart attached by hooks to the skin, and climbing a mountain barefoot, ____.
A) reduced identification with the larger social group
B) increased prosocial behavior
C) increased bias against the outgroup
D) decreased donations to the temple

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The study found that participation in the Kavadi ritual was associated with increased prosocial behavior, such as donating more money to charitable causes. It did not show any significant effects on identification with the larger social group or bias against outgroups, nor did it lead to decreased donations to the temple.

In a Study Conducted in Mauritius, Young Men Who Participated