Football Teams a and B Routinely Practice Together Before Upcoming

Multiple Choice

Football Teams A and B routinely practice together before upcoming games. Although the players reside in different townships, rarely do the players from these teams engage in conflict or maintain negative views each other. When asked about the lack of potential conflicts by a local reporter, the coach of Team A noted, "We rarely have any conflicts in practice because the players on both sides see themselves as a single, larger unit, as opposed to two distinct teams." Based upon the coach's synopsis, which of the following principles best explains why these teams have been able to work cooperatively and avoid conflict?

A) Intergroup Contact.
B) Common In-Group Identity.
C) Realistic Group Conflict.
D) Consensus Beliefs.