SIT(sherif 1954)

Question 1

Aim (sherif 1954)

Answer 1

to see if aggression could be fostered between groups when competing for limited resources and if superordinate goals could mitigate the aggression

Question 2

Participants (sherif 1954)

Answer 2

22, 11 year old middle class white boys

Question 3

Method (sherif 1954)

Answer 3

• matching pairs (categorization eagles are rattlers)
• Team building (identification)
• Teams compete for food/resources (comparison)
• Aggression is forester between teams
  Superordinate goals like a stuck bus or lack of water fostered lest hostility

Question 4

Results (sherif 1954)

Answer 4

the boys because aggressive when competing for limited resources and became less aggressive when they were forced to work together

Question 5

Conclusion (sherif 1954)

Answer 5

superordinate goals can bring together in and out groups and hostility between in and out groups is the result of limited resources