Testing In-Group Bias With Minimal Groups

Minimal groups are a way to test in-group bias in social psychology. Participants are randomly assigned to brand-new groups. This setup helps researchers study prejudice, conflict, and discrimination while removing factors like money and past history.

Because the groups are novel, any effect come...

The factors that contribute to prejudice and discrimination between different groups of individuals are unclear, even though such relations have long been studied within and amongst various societies.

To understand the influences that lead to intergroup bias, confounds like monetary self-interest and history of conflict can be stripped awa...