Explains moral strain where
we do something against our
morals for the 'greater good'.
Social Identity Theory (Tajfel)
Three stages...
Social Categorisation = automatic act of putting self and others into groups
Social Identification = the process of moving from categorising ones self with the in-group to identifying with the group
Social Comparison = the individuals self concept becomes wrapped up with the in-group
Milgrams Research
Ordinary Man
An ordinary man
gave the
instructions
Only 4 obeyed to the maximum level
16/20 broke away
from the instructions
Run Down Office Block
same procedure was used
obedience didn't drop much
more natural setting
took place in the real world
Telephonic Instructions
same amount of people
same personnel
Participants lied about shocks
Backs up claim that
physical presence affects
obedience
Social Impact Theory (Latane)
individuals function differently in the
presence of others
gender, age, culture, situation
Evolution Theory
idea of natural selection
avoiding aggression means avoiding getting hurt
Survival instincts
Prejudice
Personality factors
Extraversion
Leading people to conflict, eg. Hitler
Agreeableness
get along with people
willingness to get on with others
Neuroticism
everything has to go right
negative
worried
Conscientiousness
narrow minded
everything has to be just so
Openness to experience
willing to go out of comfort zone
willing to listen to others opinions
Other factors
Social Dominance Orientation
refers to someone who sees society
as hierarchical
Right Wing Authoritarianism
refers to someone who has rigid
thinking and likes society to have
rules
Realistic Conflict Theory
must be competition for a resource
(finite) for it to cause conflict
Self-Reporting Data
Questionnaires
Response bias - pattern responses
Closed questions - specific answers, no
extending the answer
Open questions - the
respondent can answer freely
Quantative - about quantity, eg.numbers
Qualitative - data about
quality, detailed free answers
Demand Characteristics - when a participant can guess the
aim of the study and works to 'help' the researcher. Data not
valid
Mathematical skills
measures of central tendancy (mean, median, mode)
bar charts
measures of 'dispersion' (range
and standard deviation)
frequency or tally charts and tables
Likert Scale
Studies
Classic Core Study: Sherif et al Robbers Cave 1954/61
3 stages
stage 1 - in group formation
stage 2 - inter group relations (friction phase)
stage 3 - inter group relations (intergration phase)
conlusions
groups developed group
hierarchies and group norms
groups had leadership by the end of the
first week
in-groups formed
contact between the two groups is not
enough to reduce hostility
friction was reduced when the
groups needed to work together
22 participants (all boys
aged 11 years)
camp was a 200
acre boys scouts of
America camp
site was isolated and
groups were kept apart
Contemporary Study : Burger
Replicated Milgram's
study but with
safeguards
- lower voltages, debriefed
seconds after study ended,
reminded participants that
they could withdraw at any
time, the 'experimenter' was
a clinic psychologist.
Base condition was almost
the same setup as Milgram