Discuss Sherif’s famous Robber’s cave experiment. Describe and extend the findings using Cohen and Insko’s 2008 article. How do these articles extend to other areas?
- Cohen, T. R., & Insko, C. A. (2008). War and Peace: Possible Approaches to Reducing Intergroup Conflict.Perspectives on Psychological Science, 3(2), 87–93. doi:10.1111/j.1745-6916.2008.00066.x Cohen, T. R., & Insko, C. A. (2008). War and Peace: Possible Approaches to Reducing Intergroup Conflict. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 3(2), 87–93. doi:10.1111/j.1745-6916.2008.00066.x – Alternative Formats
- Fine, G. A. (2004). Forgotten Classic: The Robbers Cave Experiment. Sociological Forum, 19(4), 663–666.Fine, G. A. (2004). Forgotten Classic: The Robbers Cave Experiment. Sociological Forum, 19(4), 663–666. – Alternative Formats
- Sherif, M. (1956). Experiments in group conflict. Retrieved from Sherif, M. (1956). Experiments in group conflict. Retrieved from – Alternative Formats http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Sherif/chap1.ht
- Sherif’s Robber’s Cave experiment was a classic social psychology study conducted in the 1950s. The experiment was designed to investigate how intergroup conflict emerges and can be resolved through cooperation. The study involved two groups of 11-year-old boys who were brought to a summer camp in Robber’s Cave State Park in Oklahoma. The boys were randomly assigned to two groups, the Eagles and the Rattlers, and they were kept separate from each other for the first week of the camp. During this time, the boys formed strong group identities and developed negative attitudes towards the other group. The researchers then introduced a series of tasks and competitions between the two groups, which led to……
Sherif’s Robber’s Cave experiment was a classic social psychology study conducted in the 1950s. The experiment was designed to investigate how intergroup conflict emerges and can be resolved through cooperation. The study involved two groups of 11-year-old boys who were brought to a summer camp in Robber’s Cave State Park in Oklahoma. The boys were randomly assigned to two groups, the Eagles and the Rattlers, and they were kept separate from each other for the first week of the camp. During this time, the boys formed strong group identities and developed negative attitudes towards the other group. The researchers then introduced a series of tasks and competitions between the two groups, which led to……
