Exam 11: Intergroup Behaviour

Pollution of the atmosphere as a result of vehicle emissions is an example of

Recognition of people as members of distinct social groups reflects a context of

Sherif (1962)argues in his 'realistic conflict theory' that

Intergroup differentiation refers to

One feature of a commons dilemma is that

Brigham and Barkowitz (1978)had African American and Caucasian college students view a photograph set of African American and Caucasian faces.Participants were then shown a second set of faces in which they had to indicate whether they had seen each of the faces in the previous photoset.They found that participants had more difficulty recognising outgroup than ingroup faces.This is an example of

When representatives of different groups resolve intergroup conflict through direct negotiation,we have a case of

The social change belief system refers to

Competition for resources is more destructive when groups compete rather than individuals.This is because

Which of the following is a notable finding from Sherif's summer camps field study?

In social psychology,intergroup bargaining refers to a process of

Sam joins a psychology study group at the start of semester.Each week the group members share the notes they took during classes,as well as interesting articles they have found.However,each week Sam claims to have been too sick or busy during the week to go to class or to take any notes.As such,Sam takes a copy of everyone else's notes from the study group but never contributes anything to the group himself.This is an example of

Social identity should become more positive through EACH of

Diener et al.(1976)studied the behaviour of children on Hallowe'en.In a series of focal homes,children were warmly invited into the houses and told that they could take one piece of candy from a bowl on a table.It was found that children who remained anonymous were more likely to take extra pieces of candy compared to children who disclosed their name and address to the homeowners.This finding can be attributed to

A common method to study realistic conflict theory involves using a two-person game in which both parties are torn between competition and cooperation and,depending on mutual choices,both parties can win or both can lose.An appropriate paradigm to create this situation experimentally would be

Kelly and Breinlinger (1996)conducted a longitudinal study examining women's involvement in women's group activities.They found that

Bargaining,mediation and arbitration are strategies of improving intergroup relations through

Song is Korean and thinks she can pick the facial differences between northern Chinese,Japanese,and Vietnamese people much better than she can between French,Spanish and Italian people.Carlos is Portuguese,and he sees it exactly in reverse.Whether they can or not,their beliefs point to

Which of the following is NOT true of group prototypes?

What is a limitation of the various studies examining realistic conflict theory (e.g.,Sherif's summer camp studies)?