Conflict and Peacemaking & Miscellaneous

Question 1

Justification for violence against dehumanized groups (hate crimes)

• Loyalty to valued social group
• “Us” vs “them”
• Learning of injustice committed by one’s own group can increase dehumanization

Answer 1

Dehumanization

Question 2

the tendency to devalue an offer simply because the other side made it, regardless of actual worth

Answer 2

Reactive devaluation

Question 3

communication, having adversaries meet face-to-face can reduce conflict (frank, 1988)

Answer 3

Face-to-face communication

Question 4

Purging of emotion– if we do not experience release aggression keeps building up

• More likely to aggress in the future

Answer 4

Catharsis

Question 5

distance from anger, makes people more peaceful in contexts that may otherwise trigger aggression

Answer 5

distancing