Sherif Robbers Cave Flashcards
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Aims
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- Investigate wether intergroup conflict occurs when 2 groups are in competition for limited resources & whether his conflict can be reduced through cooperative goals
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Sample
(procedure)
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22boys (aged 11-12) from similar middle class protestant backgrounds in the US
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IV
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- Whether atmosphere was competition or cooperation
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DV
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- Many
- EG: num of friends identified in out group
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Stage 1 of procedure
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- Ingroup formation
- Boys split into 2 groups rattlers and eagles
- Engaged in bonding activities like building camp fires
- 2 eagles went home due to home sickness
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Stage 2 of procedure
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- Competition
- Groups completed zero-sum games (tug of war) led to hostility (name calling//burning flags//raiding cabins)
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Stage 3 of procedure
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- Conflict resolution
- Groups given superordinate goals (fixing water supply/money for movies) to encourage cooperation
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Results of stg1
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- Groups bonded , named themselves w leaders
- Social norms eg rattlers swore and eagles anti-swearing
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Results stg 2
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- Hostility occurred “sissys” burning flags and trashed
- Ranked scales showed in-group members seen as “brave” and outgrow “sneaky”
- 6.4% rattlers friends w eagles
- 7.5% eagles friends w rattlers
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Results stg 3
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- Initially social contact didn’t decrease hostility
- After superordinate goals got better
- Out group friends increased
36.4% rattlers friends w eagles
23.2% eagles friends w rattlers
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Conclusions
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- Intergroup comp leads to hostility and in-group solidarity, series of superordinate goals can reduce prejudice, supports RCT
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Generalisability
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- Low
Sample ethnocentric
CP - highly controlled setting could reduce Indiv diffs
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Reliability
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- Low
Field exit difficult to rep eg Tyerman and Spencer failed rep
CP - However sherif used multiple stages and clear procedure
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Validity
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- High internal val
Careful matching of 2 groups
cp - 2 BOYS LEFT
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Applications
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- High
redoing prej via superordinate goals
