Study In Detail- Tajfel Et Al 70 Flashcards

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Participants

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64 boys aged 14-15 from a school in Bristol

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How the groups were formed

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Asked to estimate number of dots in 40 clusters on a score sheet.
Asked to do something else for them to,
Over and under estimators

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Method

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Boys had to choose how much do reward / punish participant for their estimate.
Between in and In group, in and out and out and out.
Reward/ punishment used real money

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What occurred

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Majority gave more to their own group

In group favouritism found in all trials

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Conclusion

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Prejudice occurs without competition and grouping alone is enough to cause it.

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Prejudice definition….

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Attitudes causing us to think feel and act a way towards a group/ person.

  • Cognitive (beliefs)
  • Affective (Feeling to members)
  • Behavioural (actions to group)
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Aim

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To show that prejudice occurs between groups even when there’s no history or competition.

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