Deck 29: A: Reading

Question 1

Which of the following "superordinate" goals was not used by Sherif in the Robber's Cave study?

A) The food truck broke down on the way back to camp.
B) There was not enough watermelon at a camp cookout.
C) The water supply broke down due to a problem with the water line.
D) There was not enough money to rent a movie for the camp.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The subjects in Sherif 's Robber's Cave experiments were:

A) boys labeled as juvenile delinquents.
B) normal, healthy, intelligent boys from stable, white, middle-class homes.
C) normal boys from a variety of racial backgrounds chosen from a program for underprivileged children.
D) boys from two sixth-grade classes in one of the Norman, Oklahoma, school districts.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The main reason Sherif and his colleagues studied a carefully selected group of boys in a summer camp was:

A) to compare boys who went to camp with a matched sample of boys who did not go to camp to see if participating in group activities influenced cooperative social skills.
B) to study the formation and development of group cohesion and group conflict.
C) to discover the personality traits that were correlated with social interaction skills and demonstrated leadership abilities.
D) to discover whether and how leaders differ from followers, by comparing their family backgrounds.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Sherif and his associates eventually restored harmonious relations between the Rattlers and the Eagles by:

A) having the two groups engage in competitive games.
B) bringing the two groups together for common social events such as movie-watching and eating.
C) forcing the two groups to cooperate through threats of expulsion from the camp.
D) creating a common, "superordinate" goal.

Question 5

Sherif describes that the boys at Robber's Cave were immediately divided into two groups. Quickly, a leadership hierarchy developed within each group. Sherif explains that this hierarchy developed:

A) as a result of competition between the two groups.
B) as a result of cooperation between the two groups.
C) as a result of giving the groups unequal opportunities and rewards.
D) naturally as part of the group formation process.

Question 6

Sherif found in his experiment at Robber's Cave that which of the following conditions needed to exist before status hierarchies developed among the boys in a particular peer group?

A) They needed to engage in competitive games with each other.
B) They needed to engage in cooperative activities with each other.
C) They needed to be given unequal rewards.
D) None of the above; status hierarchies emerged naturally.