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Social Psych exam II
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Question | Answer |
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Discontinuity Effect | says that intergroup behavior is much more competitive than inter-individual behavior |
Reasons for intergroup competition (8) | I. Discontinuity II. Social Identity Theory III. Diffusion of responsibility IV. Social support V. Deindividuation VI. Reciprocity Effects VII. Ingroup-Outgroup Bias VIII. Group norms |
discontinuity effects stems from... | ...schemas of fear and greed. |
Social Identity Theory | part of our self-esteem is anchored in the groups that we belong to; want our groups to do better than others (minimal group paradigm) |
Minimal Group Paradigm | arbitrary and virtually meaningless associations are necessary for people to categorize themselves into groups |
Reciprocity Effects | One group behaves competitively >> other group becomes competitive in response |
Ingroup-Outgroup Bias | how you think about your own group (more deserving, better) vs. other groups (different, less deserving); make fundamental attribution error |
Ways to reduce intergroup competition (4) | I. Contact effects II. Robber's Cave Study III. Jigsaw Classroom IV. Positive Intergroup Examples |
Contact Effects | allows groups to see how they are more similar; not very effective (e.g., school desegregation) |
Robber's Cave Study | 1. Group formation 2. Group competition 3. Conflict resolution Found that superior level goals (required more than 1 group to achieve) reduced competition. |
Jigsaw Classroom | cooperative learning technique; individuals in small groups are given subcategories, meet with "experts" from the other groups, then return to their own groups to report. Reduced competition, test scores improved |