PSYC 1010 Study Guide - Final Guide: Availability Heuristic, Word Game, Relate

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Francesco Leri

Document Summary

Chapter 10 intergroup relations: study done by muzafer sherif, one cause of con ict is competition for resources, relative deprivation theory applies to both individuals and con ict between groups. Realistic con ict theory: con ict between groups is due to individual self-interest motives who compete for limited resources, study was done where white students before a chinese chemistry lab partner compared to a black one. Psyc 2310 exam review: fraternalistic relative deprivation = feeling deprived by comparing your group status to another, egoistic relative deprivation = feeling deprived by comparing your status to another. Grit: graduated and reciprocated initiatives in tension-reduction, one party announces it wants con ict reduction and invites the other party to reciprocate. Parties reciprocate on the same level until agreement is reached: e. g. Intuition: decision making shortcut where we rely on our intuition, experts who comment on political and economic events were told to rate the accuracy of particular predictions.