The members of the minimal groups Tajfel and Turner created to study social categorization processes

A) were usually good friends.
B) disliked one another prior to the study's start.
C) interacted intensively before distributing the money.
D) knew practically nothing about of the other members of their group.
E) were told that the members of the outgroup were "bad" and undeserving.

Minimal Groups

Experimental groups created with minimal conditions for group membership, used to study the basic conditions required for discrimination or group identification to occur.

Tajfel

A reference to Henri Tajfel, a social psychologist known for his work on social identity theory and intergroup dynamics.

Social Categorization

The process of classifying individuals into groups based on shared characteristics, which can shape perceptions and social dynamics.