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Large group of men gathered inside a cave, observing objects laid out on the ground.

Large group of men gathered inside a cave, observing objects laid out on the ground.

The Robbers Cave Experiment was a landmark study in social psychology conducted by Muzafer Sherif and his colleagues in the summer of 1954 at Robbers Cave State Park in Oklahoma. The experiment aimed to investigate intergroup conflict and cooperation, particularly how group identity and competition can lead to hostility between groups. See more