Discrimination and Conflict

How would you describe LaPiere’s study?

• A field experiment

• B. A quasi-experiment

• C. A naturalistic non-participant observation

• D. A longitudinal case study

LaPiere’s study demonstrates the limitations of using

• A. using hypothetical situations in questionnaires

• B. an experimental method

• C. using online surveys

• D. qualitative data

This theory predicts that socioeconomically vulnerable individuals are more likely to have negative attitudes toward immigration due to a perception of ethnic competition for scarce resources such as jobs, housing, economic benefits and social services.

• A. Out-group homogeneity theory

• B. Realistic conflict theory

• C. Group polarization theory

• D. Intergroup Contact theory

Which of the following is not true about Sherif’s Robbers Cave study?

• A. The study had high ecological validity.

• B. It was a field experiment.

• C. The boys were all friends from a local school.

• D. Researchers collected data by making written records of the observed behaviours and sometimes using cameras and microphones.

According to Sherif, one of the ways to end discrimination is to have a situation in which people from all groups must work together with the goal of solving a problem.  This is what Sherif called:

• A. Blurring social boundaries

• B. Intergroup contact

• C. Superordinate goals

• D. Cooperative learning

What was the dependent variable in Sherif’s Robbers’ Cave study?

• A. Level of cooperation

• B. Discrimination

• C. The number of times that the boys carried out "anti-social" behaviours against the other team.

• D. Level of hostility

Which of the following would have the least effect on the ability to generalize the findings of the Robbers Cave study?

• A. The fact that they were all volunteers

• B. The sample size

• C. The gender of the sample

• D. The economic status of the sample

Struch & Schwartz found that people that most strongly identified with their group demonstrated the greatest level of hostility towards an out-group.  This could be evidence that which of the following factors has an effect on prejudice and discrimination?

• A. Social identity

• B. Social learning

• C. Social norms

• D. Self-esteem

In McDoom’s theory, what is the first stage of group polarization?

• A. Out-group negativity

• B. Boundary activation

• C. Out-group homogeneity

• D. In-group solidarity

McDoom carried out a study of the Rwandan genocide that included a content analysis of Radio Milles Collines broadcasts, surveys and then follow-up interviews. This is an example of

• A. Theory triangulation

• B. Method triangulation

• C. Longitudinal research

• D. Event sampling