Minimal Group Paradigm
Minimal group paradigm
Real World
In Tajfel's 1970 study, Bristol schoolboys sorted by whether they preferred paintings by Klee or Kandinsky still allocated more money to their own 'art preference' group, despite the grouping being meaningless.
Exam Focus
Stress that criteria were trivial and arbitrary — this is what makes the paradigm 'minimal' and demonstrates categorisation alone causes bias.
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