Explanations Of Group Display In Humans

Question 1

WAR
Study- Chagnon
When? Participants? What happened? Conc?

Answer 1

1968
Yanomami of Amazon rainforest
Frequently fight between villages over abduction on women
Success in battle = high status = more wives & children

Question 2

SPORTS
Background (2)

Answer 2

Ritualised (Hakka)- reduced risk of injury
Winners hold high status, team members seen as desirable mates

Question 3

SPORTS
Study- Maxwell & Viscek
When? Participants? Method? Conc?

Answer 3

2009
144 rugby players
Questioned about aggression in game
High professionalism= more emphasis on winning & more likely to use unsanctioned aggression
Cheating (and not getting caught) is adaptive