Sherif et al. (1961): Intergroup conflict & co- operation: The Robbers Cave experiment Name: Sherif et al. (1961). Aim: To see if prejudice can be cre
{"Image DocumentName": "Sherif et al. (1961): Intergroup conflict & co-operation: The Robber\u2019s Cave experiment", "Image ImageDescription": "Name: Sherif et al. (1961). Aim: To see if prejudice can be created between two very similar groups by putting them in competition with each other. Method: A field experiment: year old white, lower middle-class protestant boys were taken to a summer camp in Robber\u2019s Cave national park, Oaklahoma. They were all very similar & psychologically well-adjusted. They were put into 2 separate groups & for first 5 days each group given tasks to perform to help them bond as a group & given names (Rattlers & Eagles). Over next 4 days tension was generated between the 2 groups by staging a series of competitions between the 2 groups. Generalisability: The sample was not very representative, i.e., all white, protestant, middle class young boys \u2013 lacked population validity. Reliability: although the boys were all tested to ensure they were psychologically well-adjusted and they were all similar backgrounds, in a field experiment such as this it is very hard to control confounding & extraneous variables. Application to real life: There are many examples of tension & conflict over resources leading to prejudice & discrimination, e.g., Northern Ireland, race riots in northern England, Israel & Palestine. Also, how to reduce prejudice, e.g., through 2 opposing groups working together to solve a common problem \u2013 called a superordinate goal.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}