Social Psychology: Classic and Contemporary Studies

Which of the following was not an aim of the research for Sherif et al's study?

• To investigate how in-group behavior can lead to hostility
• To see how competition then impacted upon behaviour
• To see how to reduce prejudice and hostility between groups
• To see what made boys prejudiced against an opposing group

In Sherif's et al's study, the sample were...

• all male
• from Oklahoma
• screened to eliminate home problems
• all of the above

Sherif et al gathered data through...

• Observations and experiments
• Sociometric analyses
• Tape recordings
• All of the above

Phase 1 of Sherif et al's procedure of the experiment involved...

• They boys being kept separate from the other group
• Two boys going home
• The boys choosing names for their group
• All of the above

The findings of Phase 1 of Sherif et al's study showed...

• No out-group hostility yet
• Existence of out-group had led to hostility
• Boys did not identify leaders in their groups
• All of the above

Phase 2 of Sherif et al's study involved...

• Creating friction as the groups learnt of each other's existence and competed in tournaments including tent pitching.
• Reducing friction as the groups learnt of each other's existence and fixed a water pump together.
• Creating friction as the groups learnt of each other's existence and competed in tournaments including making smores.
• Reducing friction as the groups worked together to break out of the Summer camp.

Phase 2 of Sherif et al's study found that hostility had rapidly developed with...

• 6.4% of Rattlers having Eagle friends and 7.5% of Eagles having Rattler friends.
• 4% of Rattlers having Eagle friends and 5% of Eagles having Rattler friends.
• 8.9% of Rattlers having Eagle friends and 7.5% of Eagles having Rattler friends.
• 5.5% of Rattlers having Eagle friends and 9% of Eagles having Rattler friends.

Phase 3 of Sherif et al's study did not involve...

• Educating the boys about prejudice
• Superordinate goals
• Contacting parents of boys who had been particularly hostile
• Leaving on separate buses

Phase 3 of Sherif et al's study found that hostility had reduced with...

• 36.4% of Rattlers having Eagle friends and 23.2% of Eagles having Rattler friends.
• 44% of Rattlers having Eagle friends and 45% of Eagles having Rattler friends.
• 22.5% of Rattlers having Eagle friends and 37.5% of Eagles having Rattler friends.
• 33.5% of Rattlers having Eagle friends and 39% of Eagles having Rattler friends.

Who found that the correlation between prejudice and competition does not hold up when participants know each other well?

• Tymerman and Spencer
• Aronson and Bridgeman
• Elms
• Beauvois et al