Author Question: In the Robber's Cave study described in your text, students at a summer camp were separated into two ... (Read 44 times)

casperchen82 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

In the Robber's Cave study described in your text, students at a summer camp were separated into two groups, the Rattlers and the Eagles.

The students ended up calling the members of the other group derogatory names, raiding their cabins, and fighting. How did the researchers explain the animosity between the two groups?
A) Rattlers tended to be athletic; Eagles had more intellectual interests.
B) The Rattlers were chosen from more impoverished environments than the Eagles.
C) The two groups had been competing against each other.
D) The students were away from home, which increased their aggressiveness

Question 2

The extent to which a person wants his or her own group to dominate and be superior to other groups is known as

A) ingroup identification.
B) social dominance orientation.
C) individualism.
D) conformity seeking.