Recall That Sherif and His Colleagues (1961) Created Conflict Between

question 185

Multiple Choice

Recall that Sherif and his colleagues (1961) created conflict between two groups of boys in a summer camp. Once in-group cohesiveness was established, they set up a series of competitive situations such as tug-of-war and other competitive games. Conflict between the two groups escalated. This field study provided support for the __________ theory of prejudice.

• A) scapegoat
• B) realistic conflict
• C) out-group disparagement
• D) fundamental attribution

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Definitions:

Bad Faith

Sartre’s characterization of a person’s refusal to accept himself or herself, particularly regarding the extent of his or her own freedom and limitations. This sometimes means not accepting the facts that are true about you. More often, it means accepting the facts about you as conclusive about your identity, as in the statement “Oh, I couldn’t do that, I’m too shy.”

Sartre

Jean-Paul Sartre, a French existentialist philosopher, playwright, novelist, political activist, and literary critic known for his work on existentialism and phenomenology.

Core Selves

The essential or most integral aspects of an individual's identity.

Identity Theorists

Identity Theorists in philosophy argue that mental states and brain states are exactly the same, in direct opposition to dualism.