Social Psychology

What was the sample in the Robber's Cave Experiment

• 22 11-year-old boys

• 14 11-year-old boys

• 11-year-old boys

• 11-year-old boys in sporting teams

What were the group names of the boys

• Cats and Dogs

• Dockers and Eagles

• Eagles and Rats

• Eagles and Rattlers

what were the phases of the experiment

• 1. conflict resolution

  2. 2. in-group formation

  3. 3. group conflict

• 1. in-group formation

  2. group conflict

  3. 3. conflict resolution

• 1. group conflict

  2. 2. in-group formation

  3. 3. conflict resolution

the experiment confirmed Sherif's idea that group conflict can result from competition over scarce valuable resources

• true

• false

select the criticisms of Robber's Cave Experiment

• the camp food didn't meet 5 star health food ratings

• ethical considerations e.g., deception

• small sample randomly allocated

• unable to generalise findings to the population

phase 1 involved

• group cohesion

• intergroup hostility

• prejudice and discrimination

• group culture

phase 2 involved

• group cohesion

• team work

• discrimination and prejudice

• intergroup hostility

phase 3 involved

• team work to achieve superordinate goals

• intergroup hostility

• a reduction of intergroup hostility

• the camp canteen providing 5-star rated foods

Robber's Cave Experiment tested what theory?

• in-group vs out-group

• Us vs Them mentality

• Realistic Conflict Theory

what was the main superordinate goal in Phase 3

• select a movie

• fixing the broken water system

• scavenging for food

• negotiating the politest way to tell canteen staff that their food is not nutritional