Social Psychology classic study

Question 1

what was social psychology’s classic study

Answer 1

sherif’s Robber’s Cave study

Question 2

sample:

Answer 2

22 young boys in oklahoma matched on iq, teacher rating and athletic ability

Question 3

what percentage of outgroup friendship choices were recorded BEFORE the superordinate goal?

Answer 3

-rattlers-6.4%
-eagles-7.5%

Question 4

what percentage of outgroup friendship choices were recorded AFTER the superordinate goal?

Answer 4

-rattlers 36.4%
-eagles 23.7%

Question 5

sherif conclusion:

Answer 5

-competition between in-group and out-group causes prejudice and in-group solidarity
-superordinate goals reduce competition and therefore reduce prejudice

Question 6

one way to improve sherif’s study-

Answer 6

wider diversity in sample including using girls, widening age range like 11-18 to increase generalisability so more representative of population