RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
THE NEED FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
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allow individuals inone group to administer electric shocks to members of the other group.
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set up a series ofcompetitions between the two sides.
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designate one groupas prisoners and one group as guards in a role-playing exercise.
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make them cooperatewith each other to complete a task.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Alternatively forcing the groups to work together to reach common goals, eased prejudice and tension among the groups. This experiment confirmed Sherif’s realistic conflict theory (also called realistic group conflict theory), the idea that group conflict can result from competition over resources.
Detailed explanation-2: -Definition. The Robbers Cave experiment demonstrated that an attempt to simply bring hostile groups together is not enough to reduce intergroup prejudice. Rather, this experiment confirmed that groups must cooperate and have common goals to truly build peace.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Robbers Cave experiment studied how hostilities quickly developed between two groups of boys at a summer camp. The researchers were later able to reduce the tensions between the two groups by having them work towards shared goals.
Detailed explanation-4: -The relations between the Rattlers and the Eagles degenerated rapidly. The Eagles burned the flag that the Rattlers had so proudly erected on the baseball diamond. The Rattlers retaliated by burning the Eagles’ own flag. The Eagles, in turn, tore up the Rattlers’ second flag.