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Do they also like each other a littleless, at least for the duration <strong>of</strong> thefight? An illum<strong>in</strong>at<strong>in</strong>g study by the psychologistWilliam Graziano suggeststhat the answer to this question mightbe yes. Graziano divided a group <strong>of</strong>sixty-one male students <strong>in</strong>to teams toplay a simulated football game. Halfthe participants were assigned to a cooperativegame, <strong>in</strong> which they weretold, “Football is useful to us because tobe successful <strong>in</strong> football, team membershave to work well together.” <strong>The</strong> otherhalf were assigned to a game emphasiz<strong>in</strong>g<strong>com</strong>petition between teams. Eachstudent was then shown slides and fabricatedbiographical <strong>in</strong>formation abouthis teammates and his <strong>com</strong>petitors onthe other team, and asked to rate howhe felt about the other players.<strong>The</strong> differences between <strong>in</strong>trovertsand extroverts were remarkable. <strong>The</strong>653/929

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