1.2.3 Sherif's Robbers Cave Experiment

• What is prejudice defined as in social psychology?

  Unfair negative attitude
• The affective component of prejudice involves emotions and feelings
• What does the cognitive component of prejudice focus on?

  Stereotypes and beliefs
• The behavioral component of prejudice includes discriminatory actions and behaviors toward a group.
• Who conducted the Robbers Cave Experiment?

  Muzafer Sherif
• In the Robbers Cave Experiment, the boys were divided into two competing groups
• Stages of the Robbers Cave Experiment in chronological order

  1️⃣ In-group formation

  2️⃣ Intergroup conflict

  3️⃣ Superordinate goals
• In-group formation involves groups developing their own identities.
• What did the intergroup conflict stage of the Robbers Cave Experiment lead to?

  Increased prejudice
• Superordinate goals were introduced to reduce conflict
• Match the component of prejudice with its definition:

  Affective ↔️ Emotional element of prejudice

  Cognitive ↔️ Belief element of prejudice

  Behavioral ↔️ Action-oriented element of prejudice
• The research aim of the Robbers Cave Experiment was to investigate the dynamics of intergroup conflict.
• Who conducted the Robbers Cave Experiment in 1954?

  Muzafer Sherif
• During the intergroup conflict stage, competition led to increased prejudice
• Superordinate goals can reduce intergroup conflict and prejudice
• What was the primary research aim of the Robbers Cave Experiment?

  Intergroup conflict and cooperation
• In the in-group formation stage, boys engaged in activities to develop group identities and loyalty
• Team sports were used in the in-group formation stage to establish group identities
• Match the stage of the Robbers Cave Experiment with its key activity:

  In-group Formation ↔️ Hiking, camping

  Intergroup Conflict ↔️ Tournaments, physical competitions

  Superordinate Goals ↔️ Fixing water supply
• What are the three main components of prejudice?

  Affective, cognitive, behavioral
• The affective component of prejudice relates to feelings and emotions
• Stereotypes are part of the cognitive component of prejudice
• What was the key finding of the Robbers Cave Experiment regarding superordinate goals?

  Reduced intergroup conflict
• Stages of the Robbers Cave Experiment in order:

  1️⃣ In-group formation

  2️⃣ Intergroup conflict

  3️⃣ Superordinate goals
• What type of activities helped reduce prejudice during the superordinate goals stage?

  Collaborative tasks
• The Robbers Cave Experiment had high ecological validity because it used a field setting
• The sample in the Robbers Cave Experiment was generalizable to all groups

  False
• What is a real-world example where superordinate goals could reduce ethnic divisions?

  Joint community development projects