Social Psychology- Lecture 5

Question 1

Intergroup behaviour?

Answer 1

Perception/cognition/behaviour= influenced by people’s recognition that they are part of a group

Question 2

Realistic Conflict theory?

Answer 2

Sherif 1966

Scarce resources will lead to competition

Question 3

Intergroup antipathy?

Answer 3

Another group challenges your group’s success

Question 4

Ethnocentrism?

Answer 4

Ingroup things are superior to outgoup things- can lead to derogration of outgroup

Question 5

Robber group methodology?

Answer 5

22 boys- mean age= 12 from lower backgrounds
Well adapted psychologically
Normal development
Split into 2 groups - eagles and rattlers
1954

Question 6

What does Robber cave show?

Answer 6

That hostility can occur between groups with the introduction of competition

Question 7

3 stages of Robbers cave?

Answer 7

Stage 1- allocated to groups- group bonding
2- Form teams that compete for money- hostility
3- Work together- unite- superordinate task that removes hostility

Question 8

Evaluation of Robber’s cave?

Answer 8

Age- what if they were older
Culture- what if they weren’t all American
Other explanations- might not explain why conflict continues - could look at social identity theory

Question 9

What is relative deprivation?

Answer 9

A sense of having less than we are entitled too

Question 10

2 examples of relative deprivation?

Answer 10

Watts suburbs- caused by the injustice of three arrests of black family members
South central LA- caused by acquittal of 4 white men after beating of Rodney King

Question 11

Consequences of example of relative deprivation?

Answer 11

Watts- 35m property damaged- 34 killed- military intervenes

SC- 63 dead, 2383 injured

Question 12

Intergroup prejudice?

Answer 12

Discriminatory behaviour is a result of negative experience e.g. assertive events, aggressive associations- explains long hot summer explanation for riotss

Question 13

When can RD be experienced?

Answer 13

At times of rapid economic decline

Question 14

Collective violence model 1972?

Answer 14

RD- Frustration- Aversive environment conditions- Individual act of aggression - exacerbated by aggression e.g. police- social facilitation- collective violence

Question 15

Types of RD?

Answer 15

Runciman-
Egoistic - personal feeling that we have less than we are entitled too
Fraternalistic- sense that the group has less than entitled too

Question 16

Factors affecting RD?

Answer 16

Strong group identification- influence of collective action
Perceived effectiveness
Perception of injustice- victim of unfair procedures
Ingroup/outgroup- how similar is each group

Question 17

Intergroup contact?

Answer 17

Prejudice is based on ignorance so bringing individuals together to get to know one another may alleviate group tensions

Question 18

Principles of intergroup contact?

Answer 18

Identify sources of co-operation
Promote interpersonal contact
Create superordinate goals
Minimise importance of group boundaries

Question 19

Allport contact 1954?

Answer 19

Create co-operation between groups
If all groups are equal in status reducing prejudice will be more effective
Interactions must be intimate
Norms of group behaviour are created

Question 20

Why might ingroup contact not work?

Answer 20

Unpleasant encounter with outgroup

View only changes for one member of outgroup

Question 21

When can intergroup contact be positive?

Answer 21

When you assume no differences between groups- however this does ignore cultural differences and the idea that people have been disadvantaged in the past

Question 22

Branscombe and Wohl?

Answer 22

2005- North American Jews were more likely to forgive the Germans for the holocaust when reminded that they were human rather than Jewish