Robbers Cave

Question 1

Aim of RC

Answer 1

Explore how competition + frustration of a group’s goal can lead to unfavourable stereotyping and prejudice towards an out group

Question 2

Procedure of RC

Answer 2

None knew each other
Divided into 2 groups
Parents gave permission and paid small fee

Question 3

3 stages of RC

Answer 3

Group formation
Friction
Reducing friction

Question 4

Couplet 1 RC

Answer 4

AO1: 22 white boys
DM: therefore this study
AO3: suffers from androcentrism
EDM: Furthermore, results cannot be generalised to other ethnicities

Question 5

Couplet 2 RC

Answer 5

AO1: numbered scoring system for friendships
DM: this shows that
AO3: High reliability - quantitive data
EDM: therefore conclusions are backed up with data which is accurate

Question 6

Couplet 3 RC

Answer 6

AO1: real boys on real camp with real activités
DM: This demonstrates
AO3: high level of ecological validity - less control over extraneous variables
EDM: therefore this means experiment is very valid and there is no artificial tasks

Question 7

Couplet 4: RC

Answer 7

AO1: parents gave permission for children
DM: this shows
AO3: under 18 so no informed consent - loco parent is from parents
EDM: However boys could withdraw and two did

Question 8

Sample

Answer 8

22 boys
Middle class
Caucasian
11 years
Similarly educated
Protestant

Question 9

Stage 1

Answer 9

Eagles and rattlers formed
Leaders established
Social norms became apparent

Question 10

Stage 2

Answer 10

Baseball match
Hostility rose
Name calling, fights, raids
Scales showed ingroup members seen as braver, tougher and friendly

Question 11

Stage 3

Answer 11

Little reduction in conflict
After fixing water tank together hostility rose
After fixing truck and dining together hostility decreased
Out group friendships increased

Question 12

Conclusions

Answer 12

Inter group competition increases ingroup favouritism and solidarity
Also leads to outgroup hostility
Series of superordinate goals decreases prejudice

Question 13

What does the small sample mean

Answer 13

Anomalies will skew results

Question 14

What is the generalisability issue with having no females in the sample

Answer 14

Androcentric
Results cannot be generalised to females
Female behaviour may be different

Question 15

What is the issue with all of the males being white

Answer 15

Not representative of races in America today
Ethnocentric
Other races could have behaved differently