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Robbers Cave Experiment  

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  • Definition The Robbers Cave experiment demonstrated that an attempt to simply bring hostile groups together is not enough to reduce intergroup prejudice. Rather, this experiment confirmed that groups must cooperate and have common goals to truly build peace. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Psychology; Robbers Cave Experiment]

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