Contact Hypothesis and Robber’s Cave Experiment

What is one condition that must be present for contact to be effective in reducing prejudice?

• The groups must have no contact at all.

• The groups must be mutually interdependent.

• The groups must be of the same age.

• The groups must have different goals.

What did the researchers use to confirm the boys' background information in the Robber’s Cave Experiment?

• Interviews with parents

• School records

• Medical records

• Psychological tests

What was the purpose of the intergroup competitions in the second phase?

• To promote friendship between the groups

• To test a hypothesis about intergroup hostility

• To teach the boys new skills

• To observe the boys' individual talents

What was the result of the intergroup competitions according to Sherif's prediction?

• The boys became more cooperative

• The boys remained indifferent

• The boys turned into hostile troublemakers

• The boys became more friendly

What is a superordinate goal according to Sherif?

• A goal that can be achieved by one group alone

• A goal that overrides other existing goals which each group might have

• A goal that can be achieved without cooperation

• A goal that is specific to one group

What was the second situation in Sherif's experiment that required intergroup cooperation?

• Repairing the water supply system

• Pooling money to pay the rental fee of a movie

• Pulling a truck up a steep hill

• Sharing meal times and watching movies together

What was the third situation in Sherif's experiment that required intergroup cooperation?

• Repairing the water supply system

• Pooling money to pay the rental fee of a movie

• Pulling a truck up a steep hill

• Sharing meal times and watching movies together

What was necessary for the boys to pull the truck up a steep hill in Sherif's experiment?

• Cooperation from both groups

• Isolating the groups

• Casual, non-interactive contact

• Sharing meal times and watching movies together

What is a condition of the contact hypothesis for reducing prejudice between groups?

• Groups must have different status.

• Groups must have equal status.

• Groups must compete against each other.

• Groups must avoid each other.

How is the status of a group defined in the context of the contact hypothesis?

• By the number of members in the group.

• By the group's financial resources.

• By the importance or 'standing' of the group compared with another group.

• By the group's physical strength.