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social psychology
tajfel 1971
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How many boys were tested in the experiment?
64
boys
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Where were the boys from?
Bristol
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How many groups were the boys tested in?
Eight
groups
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What were the boys asked to estimate?
How many
dots
were flashed on the screen
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What were the two types of information given to the groups?
Some
overestimate
and some
underestimate
; some are more
accurate
than others
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What was the purpose of the random assignment of boys to groups?
To ensure no reflection of
actual estimates
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What were the possible categories for the boys' judgments?
Overestimators
,
underestimators
, accurate, inaccurate
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How were the boys informed about their group assignment?
Individually in
separate
cubicles
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What did the boys believe was the reason for their group assignment?
It was the result of their estimates
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What opportunity were the boys
given
after their
group
assignment
?
To give
cash
awards to
different
subjects
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How were the boys identified when giving cash awards?
By
numbers
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What was the outcome of the results regarding group favoritism?
Significant favoritism to their group
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What does the favoritism in the results indicate about the boys' choices?
They
preferred
higher rewards for
in-group
members
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What was the implication of the boys' choices regarding fairness?
They did not choose
fair
distributions
for
out-group
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What type of boys were tested in the experiment?
School
boys
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What method was used to score the boys' judgments?
The
boys'
judgments
were
scored
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What did the boys fill in to give
cash
awards?
A series of
booklets
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What was a strength of the experiments regarding controls?
They controlled tasks and participant groups
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Why is reliability considered a strength of these experiments?
They are easy to replicate and have been done
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What is a weakness related to ecological validity in these experiments?
It had
mundane
realism
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What does mundane realism refer to in the context of these experiments?
Everyday
life categorization
was
not
reflected
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How do demand characteristics affect the validity of the experiments?
They can lead
participants
to respond as
expected
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How might boys interpret the groups in the experiments?
As teams linked to competition themes
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What impact do boys'
interpretations
of
groups
have on their responses?
It affects the validity of the
experiment
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