Question

In the robbers cave study, the boys worked together on a project, which reduced the amount of friction between the groups. they worked together on:

Answer 1

The correct answer is B) superordinate goals.

In the Robber's cave study, the boys worked together on a project, which reduced the amount of friction between the groups. they worked together on superordinate goals.

The Robber's Cave study was conducted by renown psychologist Muzafer Sherif. He argued that when two groups are in competition for limited resources, they get into a conflict. That is when struggles, negative stereotypes, prejudices, and differences appear. In the study participated 22 boys from middle-class that did not know each other.

The other options of the question were A) task-specific behavior. C) stereotyping. D) attribution.

Answer 2

Superordinate goals

Step-by-step explanation:

For Social Psychology, conflict is not a big problem. On the contrary, the absence of conflict, yes, is a negative sign. This is because a conflict is actually opposing forces, represented by divergences. In this sense, a group that does not have any kind of divergence, possibly, does not have room for dialogue, much less to disagree. There being no room for different opinions, there is no change, or changes are imposed.

However, group conflicts are always stressful and take away the concentration of what needs to be researched. That is why Superordinate goals must always be established for everyone to seek the same thing and this results in cooperation in the group.