PSY325H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Realistic Conflict Theory, Social Identity Theory, Social Comparison Theory
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People will allocate more points to their group. Simply categorizing people into groups will give people reasons to allocate resources to their group members. Based on that membership, give rewards to our groups, and enforce boundaries from. Desire to be in a group can make anyone prejudice out groups. Do these things because it tells us something about those people: means we learn a lot about ourselves based on the categories we place. Social identification ourselves in: adopt identity as part of self-concept. Social comparison: compare our social groups with other groups, self-esteem is maintained by boosting our self-group. Maximize positive distinctiveness: enhance ourselves/groups by making other groups less desirable because our ultimate goal is self-enhancement. Way we can identify who we are, but also a source of self-esteem. Put them in summer camp, divided into two groups: unaware of the other group, eagles, rattlers. Introduced to the other group, fight for resources. Supposed makes us engage in negative behaviour.
