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Psychology of Human Relationships (Group Dynamics (Group: "Two or…
Psychology of Human Relationships
Group Dynamics
Group:
"Two or more individuals that see themselves as members of the same social category."
Why conflict happens?
Male warrior hypothesis
Males has the
psychological mechanism
to plan, initiate, and execute
aggression
, because they have to protect
reproductive resources
."
Van Vugt et al: gender on intergroup aggresion
harvard students: males and females
Computer simulation game. To win: Last alive, or most money at the end of the game. Actions per round:
Buy industrial resources
Trade
Buy military resources
Threat
Initiate war
Males are likely to provoke attacks
Males likes fun f**k with their spouse, which makes them aggressive to other people to protect the spouse
Realistic Group Conflict Theory
(RGCT)
source of conflict:
Opposing goals
Limited resource
causes:
In-group favouritism
Out-group discrimination
in-group norms
Sherif et al: Robber's cave study
11-12 year olds: purposefully sampled, put in summer camp
Stage1
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Conflict resolution
Contact hypothesis
Meeting + common goal
Criterions:
Acquaintance potential (frequency of meeting)
Institutional support
Equal status
in meeting
Activity needing
cooperation
Social cognitive learning theory
"People can learn through observing others"
Paluck et al: SCLT on conflict resolution
Background: conflict between Hutus and Tutsis
Rwandans (Hutus and Tutsis) - stratified sample
Watch film
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Prejudice and discrimination