Recall that Muzafer Sherif and his colleagues (1951)created conflict between two groups of boys in a summer camp.Once in-group cohesiveness was established,they set up a series of competitive situations such as tug-of-war and other competitive games.Conflict between the two groups escalated.Sherif and his colleagues were only successful in reducing conflict and hostility when

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Sherif and his colleagues were successful in reducing conflict and hostility when they constructed situations that fostered mutual interdependence. This means that the two groups were forced to work together towards a common goal and relied on each other to achieve it. By doing this, the groups began to see each other as part of the same team instead of rivals, which reduced conflict and hostility. Bringing the groups together in neutral situations or punishing them for behaving with hostility did not have the same effect. In fact, punishments may have even increased the hostility between the groups. Therefore, the best choice is C.

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