PSYC 320 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Realistic Conflict Theory, Relative Deprivation, Negative Feedback
24 Sep 2020
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Realistic conflict theory: direct competition for valuable but limited resources breeds. Relative deprivation: the belief that one compares poorly to others. In-group favoritism: people favor others with whom they are aligned: words we, us, and ours positive emotions, words they, them, and theirs negative emotions. Threats to self-esteem heighten the need for in-group favoritism: expressions of in-group favoritism enhance one"s self esteem, belittle them to feel secure about us. A blow to one"s self-image evokes prejudice: study by steven fein and steven spencer (1997, negative feedback about performance on test of social and verbal skills evoked prejudice. Julie goldberg was rated more negatively than maria d"agostino even though their pictures and credentials were the same. To preserve the integrity of the in-group, people may be excessively harsh in their treatment of less able fellow members: be especially hard on less talented teammates".
