A high school divides its new intake of students randomly into 'Red House' and 'Blue House' for administrative purposes. Within weeks, teachers notice that students from the Red House are showing prejudice and hostility towards members of the Blue House, despite never having competed against them.
Discuss how Tajfel's (1970) Minimal Group Paradigm research can be used to explain this behaviour, and evaluate this research.
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