PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

Detailed explanation-1: –The researchers concluded that both experiments indicated that the boys adopted a strategy of in-group favouritism and that in-group and out-group do influence one’s behaviour.-Development of social identity theory contributed to explaining how stereotypes, prejudices, and conformity to in-group norms have occurred.

Detailed explanation-2: -Social identity theory proposed by Tajfel and Turner (1986) suggests that individuals experience collective identity based on their membership in a group, such as racial/ethnic and gender identities.

Detailed explanation-3: -The aim of Tajfel’s study was to demonstrate that merely putting people into groups (categorisation) is sufficient for people to discriminate in favour of their own group and against members of the other group.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Theory From these studies Tajfel concluded that this process of categorizing oneself as a group member gives an individual’s behaviour a distinct meaning, creating a positively valued social identity. This group identity then becomes an integral aspect of an individual’s sense of ‘who they are’.

Detailed explanation-5: -Tajfel’s research, as well other research demonstrating ingroup favoritism, provides a powerful demonstration of a very important social psychological process: Groups exist simply because individuals perceive those groups as existing.